"He did well, that poor father! He placed his life in the hands of his Maker, asking only for mercy to his innocent children.

And mercy has been shown to him and to them.

He was taken gently in the way he wished.

It would have broken my heart for those two poor girls if the verdict had gone otherwise.

He knew how terrible a lot it is to be called a murderer's daughter." I did not realise at the time with what profound depth of personal feeling she said it..