The Superintendent pointed out that this was precisely the difficulty; the photograph was not like the sick man.

But the Chief politely insisted that it was.

They differed altogether on this point, but quarrelled over it in the most urbane manner possible.
The Superintendent suggested that it would be easy to identify Marcello Consalvi, by bringing people who knew him to his bedside, servants and others.

The official answered that he should prefer to be sure of everything before calling in any one else.

The patient had evidently lost his memory by some accident, and if he could not recall his own name it was not likely that he could recognise a face.