"I did; and he swore he would murder me; and once, when I was more than usually determined, he marked me on my forehead. You can see the scar; I shall never get rid of it."
"Did he use a weapon against you?"
"Yes; a knife."
"His temper is ungovernable?"
"He has not the slightest control over it."
"He is a man of great strength?"
"He is very powerful."
"Possessed with an idea which he was determined to carry out, is it likely that anything would soften him?"
"Nothing could soften him."
"How would opposition affect him?"