"I shall never be like this beast," thought David with a shudder of repulsion and disgust.
The "Justice" (grotesque parody) broke the silence.
"Did you succeed?" he asked.
"No," said David, sullenly.
"She would not yield, then?"
"No more than adamant or steel."
"You should have pressed her harder."
"I used my utmost skill."
"You are a novitiate, perhaps. An adept would have succeeded."
"Not with her."