cannotrecallittomindwithoutfeelingsofimpatienceandcontempt，whichmakethescene，eveninremembranceonly，utterlyrepulsivetome。IprefertorecordsimplythatIcarriedmypoint。MrFairlieattemptedtotreatusonhiscustomaryplan。Wepassedwithoutnoticehispoliteinsolenceattheoutsetoftheinterview。Weheardwithoutsympathytheprotestationswithwhichhetriednexttopersuadeusthatthedisclosureoftheconspiracyhadoverwhelmedhim。Heabsolutelywhinedandwhimperedatlastlikeafretfulchild。`Howwashetoknowthathisniecewasalivewhenhewastoldthatshewasdead？HewouldwelcomedearLaurawithpleasure，ifwewouldonlyallowhimtimetorecover。Didwethinkhelookedasifhewantedhurryingintohisgrave？No。Then，whyhurryhim？’Hereiteratedtheseremonstrancesateveryavailableopportunity，untilIcheckedthemonceforall，byplacinghimfirmlybetweentwoinevitablealternatives。Igavehimhischoicebetweendoinghisniecejusticeonmyterms，orfacingtheconsequenceofapublicassertionofherexistenceinacourtoflaw。MrKyrle，towhomheturnedforhelp，toldhimplainlythathemustdecidethequestionthenandthere。Characteristicallychoosingthealternativewhichpromisedsoonesttoreleasehimfromallpersonalanxiety，heannouncedwithasuddenoutburstofenergy，thathewasnotstrongenoughtobearanymorebullying，andthatwemightdoaswepleased。
MrKyrleandIatoncewentdownstairs，andagreeduponaformofletterwhichwastobesentroundtothetenantswhohadattendedthefalsefuneral，summoningthem，inMrFairlie’sname，toassembleinLimmeridgeHouseonthenextdaybutone。Anorderreferringtothesamedatewasalsowritten，directingastatuaryinCarlisletosendamantoLimmeridgechurchyardforthepurposeoferasinganinscription——MrKyrle，whohadarrangedtosleepinthehouse，undertakingthatMrFairlieshouldheartheselettersreadtohim，andshouldsignthemwithhisownhand。
Ioccupiedtheintervaldayatthefarminwritingaplainnarrativeoftheconspiracy，andinaddingtoitastatementofthepracticalcontradictionwhichfactsofferedtotheassertionofLaura’sdeath。ThisIsubmittedtoMrKyrlebeforeIreaditthenextdaytotheassembledtenants。Wealsoarrangedtheforminwhichtheevidenceshouldbepresentedatthecloseofthereading。Afterthesemattersweresettled，MrKyrleendeavouredtoturntheconversationnexttoLaura’saffairs。Knowing，anddesiringtoknownothingofthoseaffairs，anddoubtingwhetherhewouldapprove，asamanofbusiness，ofmyconductinrelationtomywife’slife-interestinthelegacylefttoMadameFosco，IbeggedMrKyrletoexcusemeifI
abstainedfromdiscussingthesubject。Itwasconnected，asIcouldtrulytellhim，withthosesorrowsandtroublesofthepastwhichweneverreferredtoamongourselves，andwhichweinstinctivelyshrankfromdiscussingwithothers。
Mylastlabour，astheeveningapproached，wastoobtain`TheNarrativeoftheTombstone，’bytakingacopyofthefalseinscriptiononthegravebeforeitwaserased。