What if it was? I fail to see why that should matter to you.

[He pauses, because he understands that ending it there would sound juvenile at worst and defensive at best. With a contemptuous smirk, he lowers his hand and straightens.]

There is truth in his words. A man's actions must measure up to his worth—any less, and he has shown himself to be an incompetent. But the rest? [He snorts.] Nonsense.