Comprehension

1. They are worried because they think that his squire has a design for her.
2. They have a bad opinion of the squire, because they think that he can take her under control.
3. They interpret it as a deposit, and if she won’t get married to the squire they must partake of the prize of her shame.
4. They think that their daughter won’t accept the situation so long.
5. If she need help they will be always helpful.
6. They don’t use them because they think that they have to return the money to the squire if she wouldn’t accept

Interpretation

1. The reader doesn’t expect this letter because he thinks that the parents will be very happy if their daughter will get married.
2. Yes, it has because they see her as a child who needs help to do everything.
3. The technique Richardson uses is to alternate present simple and past simple. The effect made is that you are far from the narration and you are against what the narrator says.
4. The reader would be confused because he doesn’t know which part to agree with.
5. I think he will be depraved with Pamela and will try to take her under control.
6. Reading from this letters there are two likely ends. The first is positive and they get married. The second is very negative because the master could be violent to her if she wants not to fall in love with him.