Giles.
[Angrily pulls chair around to face Hamilton.] There seems to be no doubt that you paid him the money.
Hamilton.
There seems to be no doubt about that.
Monroe.
Mr. Hamilton, I should not be here if I had not been forced by the facts before me. But I cannot disbelieve the evidence of my own eyes. There are your letters proving that the money was paid to Reynolds, and we are compelled to ask you why you paid it.
Hamilton.
Who compels you to do that?
Monroe.
Our sense of duty, Citizen Hamilton.
Hamilton.
Duty to whom?
Monroe.
To the country—to the people—to the citizens of this Republic.
Hamilton.
This has nothing to do with the country or the people. This is my own private affair.
Giles.
We know why you paid the money—Reynolds told us.
Hamilton.
Oh, you know, do you?
