Carnac had saved him from killing Denzil.

If that had happened, he himself might have gone to the gallows.
He decided.

Sitting down, he wrote Carnac the following letter: DEAR CARNAC GRIER, I see you're beginning a new work.

You now belong to a party that I am opposed to, but that doesn't stop me offering you support.

It's not your general policy, but it is you, the son of your father, that I mean to work for.