And then the conviction went in, as if by some spell, and touched the latent tenderness of his heart; the patience of the man, the simple generosity of the motive (for he had learnt about the quarrel between Boucher and Higgins), made him forget entirely the mere reasonings of justice, and overleap them by a diviner instinct. 
And then the conviction touched the latent tenderness of his heart. The man's patience and generosity made him forget entirely the mere reasonings of justice. 