'I am free to hold my head before the world, which you are not.

I have done nothing to bring me to shame.' 'Nothing to bring you to shame, and yet you would now have me give you a further portion of this girl's money!' 'Nothing! I care nothing about the girl's money.

I have not touched it, nor do I want to touch it.

I bring you a message from my brother; you have ample means of your own to comply with his request.' 'Then tell your brother,' said Alaric, now losing all control over his temper--'tell your brother, if indeed he have any part in this villany--tell your brother that if it were to save me from the gallows, he should not have a shilling.

I have done very badly in this matter; I have acted shamefully, and I am ashamed, but----' 'Oh, I want to hear none of your rhapsodies,' said Undy.