\"Iknownotthatheisamean—heartedcaitiff，Myles，\"saidheatlast，hesitatingly。\"TheEarlhathmanyenemies，andIhaveheardthathehathstoodmorethanonceinperil，havingbeenaccusedofdealingswiththeKing’sfoes。HewascousintotheEarlofKent，andIdorememberhearingthathehadanarrowescapeatthattimefromruin。Therebemorereasonsthanthouwottestofwhyheshouldnothavedealingswiththyfather。\"
\"Ihadnotthought，\"saidMyles，bitterly，afteralittlepause，\"thatthouwouldststandupforhimandagainstmeinthisquarrel，Gascoyne。HimwillIneverforgivesolongasImaylive，andIhadthoughtthatthouwouldsthavestoodbyme。\"
\"SoIdo，\"saidGascoyne，hastily，\"anddolovetheemorethananyoneinalltheworld，Myles；butIhadthoughtthatitwouldmaketheefeelmoreeasy，tothinkthattheEarlwasnotagainstthee。And，indeed，fromallthouhastoldme，IdosoothlythinkthatheandSirJamesmeantobefriendtheeandholdtheeprivilyinkindregard。\"
\"Thenwhydothhenotstandforthlikeamanandbefriendmeandmyfatheropenly，evenifitbetohisownperil？\"saidMyles，revertingstubbornlytowhathehadfirstspoken。
Gascoynedidnotanswer，butlayforalongwhileinsilence。