"There can be no doubt about it. It is true the body was unrecognisable, but there were letters found on him by which he could be identified. Neither coroner nor jury had any doubts about it."
"Was he a weak, incapable man—a man without resource?"
"Great heavens, no! He was a man who could do anything. Had he known what was good for him, I believe he might have been Prime Minister."
"A man of weak will, eh?"
"No; rather a man of iron will, when he made up his mind."
"And he had vowed to marry this Miss Castlemaine?"
"Yes."
"And was he the kind of man to give up so easily?"
"I do not think you quite realise the circumstances."
"I am trying to realise the man."