_Bev._ Of You I know he does.

_Stu._ I can forgive him for't; but for my friend I'm angry.

_Bev._ What says he of me?

_Stu._ That Charlotte's fortune is embezzled. He talks on't
loudly.

_Bev._ He shall be silenced then--How heard you of it?

_Stu._ From many. He questioned Bates about it. You must account
with him, he says.

_Bev._ Or He with Me--and soon too.

_Stu._ Speak mildly to him. Cautions are best.

_Bev._ I'll think on't--But whither go you?

_Stu._ From poverty and prisons--No matter whither. If fortune
changes you may hear from me.

_Bev._ May these be prosperous then. (_Offering the notes, which he
refuses_) Nay, they are yours; I have sworn it, and will have
nothing. Take them and use them.

_Stu._ Singly I will not. My cares are for my friend; for his lost
fortune, and ruined family. All separate interests I disclaim.
Together we have fallen; together we must rise. My heart, my honour,