[While he does indulge sadistic fantasies, he has not acted upon them upon his return to Luceti nor did he have as strong a desire to do so as before. But with a bitter enemy - or a lover, if he were ever so fortunate - his darker interests would surely surface.]
'twould be most unfortunate if things did not turn out quite as you have hoped.
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'twould be most unfortunate if things did not turn out quite as you have hoped.