Chapter 6

           ‘Theauthoritieswereevidentlyofthesameopinion.Theinquirywasnotadjourned.Itwasheldontheappointeddaytosatisfythelaw,anditwaswellattendedbecauseofitshumaninterest,nodoubt.Therewasnoincertitudeastofactsastotheonematerialfact,Imean.HowthePatnacamebyherhurtitwasimpossibletofindout;thecourtdidnotexpecttofindout;andinthewholeaudiencetherewasnotamanwhocared.Yet,asI’vetoldyou,allthesailorsintheportattended,andthewatersidebusinesswasfullyrepresented.Whethertheyknewitornot,theinterestthatdrewthemtherewaspurelypsychologicaltheexpectationofsomeessentialdisclosureastothestrength,thepower,thehorror,ofhumanemotions.Naturallynothingofthekindcouldbedisclosed.Theexaminationoftheonlymanableandwillingtofaceitwasbeatingfutilelyroundthewell-knownfact,andtheplayofquestionsuponitwasasinstructiveasthetappingwithahammeronanironbox,weretheobjecttofindoutwhat’sinside.However,anofficialinquirycouldnotbeanyotherthing.Itsobjectwasnotthefundamentalwhy,butthesuperficialhow,ofthisaffair.

           ‘Theyoungchapcouldhavetoldthem,and,thoughthatverythingwasthethingthatinterestedtheaudience,thequestionsputtohimnecessarilyledhimawayfromwhattome,forinstance,wouldhavebeentheonlytruthworthknowing.

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