"What can I now do for you, Mr. Lanier?" there is a long silence, then comes reply:
"How is Paul?"
Hearing that Paul is being kindly treated, Pierre looks grateful, and says:
"That is right. Paul is not to blame."
Sir Donald now offers to do all in his power for Pierre's future comfort, adding:
"I will consider it a privilege to help you."
Pierre smiles vacantly, stands in reverie, then extending his hand, in low tones says:
"My boy is innocent! His father did it all."
With Sir Donald's assurance that in a few days he will meet Pierre at a designated place in London, and tell him some good news, they separate.
When first confined in the asylum Paul had been fierce and violent. This was followed by more pacific moods, and he became quite tractable. At times Paul indulged in childish speech, and cried for his father's coming. After a long reverie Paul once said: