[_Lays his dagger on the table._ Draw not your sword. See here my dagger. _Man._ Ha! And bloodied freshly. _Pal._ Let me bar the door. [_Goes to door._ _Man._ Why, can it be?— _Pal._ I am Palicio. _Man._ Thou here! _Pal._ You see. _Man._ From prison? _Pal._ Escaped, thank God! I skirmished with my guards, and being pursued Came thro’ your orange garden. Here none will seek me. 320 Hide me! _Man._ Thee, madman, here? _Pal._ Ay, call me madman. I am mad, and praise God for it ... if to hate tyrants Be madness, I’m past cure: or if ’tis madness To escape from prison ... _Man._ Nay, neither. I blamed thee not In these; but that thou thinkest to overbear The troops of Spain with thy small brigand crew: To escape from justice flying to my house,— The chief justiciary. _Pal._ What will you do? _Man._ Return thee straight to prison. _Pal._ First, I beseech you, Help me to bind my wound. _Man._ Art thou much hurt? 330 _Pal._ A thrust in the arm, a petty prick, which yet Bleeds uncontrolledly. _Man._ Undo it. It spurts. Hold here thy hand, while with thy handkerchief I bind thy arm. _Pal._ Look you, ’tis lower down. _Man._ Peace, man! ’Twill stay the blood to bind thee here. Hast thou no other hurt? _Pal._ Nay, none but this. And see, ’tis staunched already. I must thank you, Tho’ here your help should end. Call in the hirelings; They’ll not be far. I will go back with them. And yet ’twere pity; for ’tis certain death: 340 I have killed three of them. Manuel, I pray you— I pray you, Manuel, crush not all my hopes, My just cause. Give me a sword and a man’s dress, And let me forth to try my fortune! _Man._ Nay. _Pal._ Then if I take my dagger and venture out ... [_Takes it._ I’ll yet escape. Deny me not this chance. See, I’ll not ask your leave, but only go. _Going._ _Man._ Giovanni, stay. Thou hast done me a great wrong In flying here. Why didst thou choose my house? _Pal._ ’Twas as I fled for life: the hue-and-cry 350 Came gathering faster round me: being still clear, And seeing your wall, it seemed my safety lay In that leap, could I make it.