His dignity would have suffered too much.
"The facts of the case are these," he said, as if he were recapitulating what had gone before in his mind.

"It is my desire to marry you to the widowed Queen of Scots, as you know.

You are doing all you can to oppose me, and you have determined to marry the dowerless daughter of a poor soldier.

I am equally determined that you shall not disgrace yourself by such an alliance." "Disgrace!" cried Don John loudly, almost before the word had passed the King's lips, and he made half a step forward.

"You are braver than I thought you, if you dare use that word to me!" Philip stepped back, growing livid, and his hand was on his rapier.