"The only thing that surprises me is he got this far as a free man, with the atrocities he committed against two police officers."
From the way Leggatt depicts his crime, we get a picture of him as a man of direct, instinctual action.
"You've got my word as a Christian gentleman and a man of honor," I replied.
"He's got a police record as a strong-arm man," the chief explained.
For the first time in his life Ettocio began to get a reputation as a thoughtful man.
The necessary security means a person who is an 83-year-old grandmother wouldn't get the same focus as a young man.
No wonder he'd got typecast as a man who can hold his hand in a flame while remaining impassive.
"We'll see what happens the first time he gets his day as a man."
"I would like to talk to her about him, get her impressions of him as a man who set out to work miracles in the world."
"I've got your word of honor as a man?"