"Heartache is better than being framed." Peel turned with a smile and said, "If Richard Mayne hadn't been smart enough to leave a written record of his conversation with Viscount Melbourne, could Scotland Yard's position in the Cold Bath incident be cleared up?"
Arthur noticed Peel starting to assert dominance and had a good sense of his position. Therefore, he no longer hid his feelings, candidly revealing the origin of the court appointment list: "Although I was not involved in this court list, I had advised Her Majesty the Queen on the morning of her accession during breakfast if she wished to consolidate her position, she should rise above party struggles and steer clear of scheming. However, it seems Her Majesty might have forgotten the first few sentences and instead remembered Baron Stockma's subsequent words."
Peel patiently asked, "What did the Coburg man sent by the King of Belgium say?"
