_Beam._ You bore yourself in that as it became you, as one who was a witness to himself of his own courage; and while, by necessary care of others, you were forced to decline fighting, shewed how much you did despise the man who sought the quarrel: 'Twas base in him, so backed as he is here, to offer it, much more to press you to it. _Tow._ I may find a foot of ground in Europe to tell the insulting youth, he better had provoked some other man; but sure I cannot think 'twas he who left that dagger there. _Beam._ No, for it seems too great a nobleness of spirit, for one like him to practise: 'Twas certainly an enemy, who came to take your sleeping life; but thus to leave unfinished the design, proclaims the act no Dutchman's. _Tow_ That time will best discover; I'll think no further of it. _Beam._ I confess you have more pleasing thoughts to employ your mind at present; I left your bride just ready for the temple, and came to call you to her. _Tow._ I'll straight attend you thither. _Enter_ HARMAN _Sen._ FISCAL, _and_ VAN HERRING. _Fisc._ Remember, sir, what I advised you; you must seemingly make up the business. [_To_ HAR. _Sen._ _Har. Sen._ I warrant you.--What, my brave bonny bridegroom, not yet dressed? You are a lazy lover; I must chide you. [_To_ TOWERSON. _Tow._ I was just preparing. _Har. Sen._ I must prevent part of the ceremony: You thought to go to her; she is by this time at the castle, where she is invited with our common friends; for you shall give me leave, if you so please, to entertain you both. _Tow._ I have some reasons, why I must refuse the honour you intend me. _Har. Sen._ You must have none: What! my old friend steal a wedding from me? In troth, you wrong our friendship. _Beam._ [_To him aside._] Sir, go not to the castle; you cannot, in honour, accept an invitation from the father, after an affront from the son. _Tow._ Once more I beg your pardon, sir. _Har. Sen._ Come, come, I know your reason of refusal, but it must not prevail: My son has been to blame; I'll not maintain him in the least neglect, which he should show to any Englishman, much less to you, the best and most esteemed of all my friends. _Tow._ I should be willing, sir, to think it was a young man's rashness, or perhaps the rage of a successless rival; yet he might have spared some words. _Har. Sen._ Friend, he shall ask your pardon, or I'll no longer own him; what, ungrateful to a man, whose valour has preserved him? He shall do it, he shall indeed; I'll make you friends upon your own conditions; he's at the door, pray let him be admitted; this is a day of general jubilee. _Tow._ You command here, you know, sir. _Fisc._ I'll call him in; I am sure he will be proud, at any rate, to redeem your kind opinion of him. [_Exit._ FISCAL _re-enters,_ with HARMAN _Junior._