Verner's Pride must go to Lionel.

I cannot die easy unless it does." "But--I thought you said Lionel had done--had done something to forfeit it ?" interrupted Dr.West, whom the words appeared to have taken by surprise.
"To forfeit my esteem and good opinion.

Those he can never enjoy again.
But I doubt whether I have a right to deprive him of Verner's Pride.

I begin to think I have not.

I believe that the world generally will think I have not.