Sir Har. But don’t think I have them here to intimidate

Sir Ch. Intimidate, Sir Hargrave! I know not what it is to be intimidated. You say, the gentle-men are your friends. I come with a view to in ”” 44614 crease, and not diminish, the number of your friends.

Sir Har. “ Increase the number of my friends! ” What! with onewho robbed meof the only woman on earth that is worth having! And who, but for the unmanly advantage taken of me, had been my wife before the day was over, Sir! And yet to re-fuse me the satisfaction of a gentleman, Sir! But I hope you are now come

Sir Ch. To breakfast with you, Sir Hargrave Don’t be warm. I am determined, if possible, not to be provoked But I must not be ill-treated.

Sir Har. Why then, Sir, take one of those two pistols. My chariot shall carry us

Sir Ch. No-where, Sir Hargrave. What has hitherto passed between us was owing to accident. It is not my way to recriminate. To your own heart, however, I appeal: that must convince you, that the method you took to gain the lady, rendered you unworthy of her. I took no unmanly advan-tage of you. That I refused to meet you in the way you have demanded, gives me a title to call myself your best friend

Sir Har. “ My best friend,” Sir!

Sir Ch, Yes, Sir. If either the preservation of your own life, or the saving you a long regret for taking that of another, as the chance might have been, deserves your consideration. In short, it depends upon yourself, Sir Hargrave, to let me know whether you were guilty of a bad action from mad and violent passion, or from design, and a natural bias, if I may so call it, to violence; which alone can lead you to think of justifying one bad action by another.

Sir Har. Then, Sir, account me a man of natural violence, if you please. Who shall value the opinion of a man that has disgracefully G d you, Sir

Do you see what marks I shall carry to my grave

Sir Ch. Were I as violent as you, Sir Hargrave, you might carry those marks to your grave, and not wear them long. Let us breakfast, Sir. That will give you time to cool. Were I even to do as you would have me, you will best find your account in being cool. You cannot think I would take such an advantage of you, as your passion would give me.

Mr. Bagenhall. Nobly said, by Heaven! Let us breakfast, Sir Hargrave. Then you will be cooler. Then will you be fitter to discuss this point, or any other.

Mr. Merceda. Very right. You have a noble enemy, Sir Hargrave.

Sir Ch. I am no man’s enemy, Mr. Merceda. Sir Hargrave should consider, that, in the occasion for all this, he was to blame; and that all mi/ part in the affair was owing to accident, not malice.