I can respect that. But Mr. Edgeworth, I really can feel it.

[In this moment, he realizes the subject must not have come up with his predecessor, and he wonders if it was a mistake to mention it now, but that thought is short-lived. After all, it's not something that he's ever been ashamed of or secretive about; there's really no reason to start hiding it now, when doing so could so easily make it worse in the long run.]

Please don't think I'm trying to pry. I wouldn't have said anything at all, but it was too strong to ignore...