He was intimidated by the issue of his first experiment, and took pains to elude or discourage my inquiry.

My impetuosity some times compelled him to have resort to misrepresentations and untruths.
Time effected that end, perhaps, in a more beneficial manner.

In the course of my meditations the recollections of the past gradually became more distinct.

I revolved them, however, in silence, and being no longer accompanied with surprize, they did not exercise a death-dealing power.

I had discontinued the perusal of the paper in the midst of the narrative; but what I read, combined with information elsewhere obtained, threw, perhaps, a sufficient light upon these detestable transactions; yet my curiosity was not inactive.