composition: I believe you gave it him out of fear, pure, paltry
fear--confess.

SIR JO. No, no, hang't; I was not afraid neither--though I confess
he did in a manner snap me up--yet I can't say that it was
altogether out of fear, but partly to prevent mischief--for he was
a devilish choleric fellow. And if my choler had been up too,
agad, there would have been mischief done, that's flat. And yet I
believe if you had been by, I would as soon have let him a' had a
hundred of my teeth. Adsheart, if he should come just now when I'm
angry, I'd tell him--Mum.


SCENE VIII.


[To them] BELLMOUR, SHARPER.

BELL. Thou 'rt a lucky rogue; there's your benefactor; you ought
to return him thanks now you have received the favour.

SHARP. Sir Joseph! Your note was accepted, and the money paid at
sight. I'm come to return my thanks -

SIR JO. They won't be accepted so readily as the bill, sir.

BELL. I doubt the knight repents, Tom. He looks like the knight
of the sorrowful face.

SHARP. This is a double generosity: do me a kindness and refuse