The man was trembling like a leaf, not so much from fear as from the effects of the tremendous physical shock.
Percival was a generous foe.

He experienced a sudden pity,--a rush of consideration for the other's feelings.

He saw the tears of rage and mortification well up in the eyes of the banker, he heard the half-suppressed sob that broke from his lips.

Whirling, he ordered the crowd away from the door.

"It's all right," he said.