"It would infuriate him. I have seen him, when crossed, behave as if he were a mad tiger instead of a human being."
"At such times, would it be likely that he would show any coolness or cunning?"
"He would have no time to think; he would be carried away by his passion."
"You were acquainted with him when he was a lad?"
"I was."
"Was he noted for his cruel disposition in his childhood?"
"He was; it was the common talk."
"Did he take a pleasure in inflicting physical pain upon those weaker than himself?"
"He did."
"And in prolonging that pain?"