“Josias, I'm really sorry about things that happened. I had no idea.” Pamela speaks in a regretful tone.

In other circumstances, she would be genuinely moved by Josias's suffering. However now she is pretending for him to think that she has her good side.

'A boy who had this disastrous background will never be able to rise in life!' Thought Pamela with contempt, although she was smiling at Josias, ‘This filthy room, with cracked walls, and very little furniture is all he will get. That’s why his best clothes are donated.’

“Now you understand my situation.” Josias speaks relieved to see that she is reacting ‘favorably’.

“Yes, I was a...