Gotthold,' he said, 'you drive me beyond bounds.

Beware, sir, beware!' 'Do you threaten me, friend Otto ?' asked the Doctor grimly.

'That would be a strange conclusion.' 'When have you ever known me use my power in any private animosity ?' cried Otto.

'To any private man your words were an unpardonable insult, but at me you shoot in full security, and I must turn aside to compliment you on your plainness.

I must do more than pardon, I must admire, because you have faced this--this formidable monarch, like a Nathan before David.