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HAMILTON
Giles.
Those letters were brought to us unasked.
Hamilton.
I see. The letters were also uncalled for.
Monroe.
You say you are not intimately acquainted—what was that money paid for?
Hamilton.
May I be allowed to see the documents in question?
[Monroe takes them from his pocketbook, and hands them to Hamilton.
Giles.
[After Hamilton has looked at a few of them.] What was that money paid for?
Hamilton.
Didn't your friend tell you—I mean before he was arrested for perjury?
Giles.
[Hotly.] He's not my friend! I never saw the man till he came to me on the subject of these letters.
Hamilton.
Are you sure?
Giles.
Of course I'm sure!
[Crosses his legs uneasily. Looks under seat.
Hamilton.
That is George Washington's chair!
