His plans were formed.

He was in for a fight, and he had made up his mind how, with the new information to his hand, he would develop his campaign further.
"You didn't make a fuss about the watch, Jowett.

You might have gone to Felix Marchand or to his father and proved him a liar, and got even that way.

You didn't; you got a corner lot with it.

That's what I'm going to do.