Only tell me what you really believe, and I will keep it most strictly to myself." "I am sure you will do that," he answered, smiling, "not only from the power of your will, my dear, but also because I have nothing to say.

At first I was strongly inclined to believe (knowing, from my certainty of your father, that the universal opinion must be wrong) that the old lord had done it himself; for he always had been of a headstrong and violent nature, which I am sure will never re-appear in you.

But the whole of the evidence went against this, and little as I think of evidence, especially at an inquest, your father's behavior confirmed what was sworn to.

Your father knew that his father had not made away with himself in a moment of passion, otherwise he was not the man to break prison and fly trial.

He would have said, boldly, 'I am guiltless; there are many things that I can not explain; I can not help that; I will face it out.