“… I saw that I must lead two lives. A man like myself is bound to attract notice. I must have a successful career which would mask my true activities.⁠ ⁠… Also I must cultivate a personality. I modelled myself upon famous K.C. s. I reproduced their mannerisms, their magnetism. If I had chosen to be an actor, I should have been the greatest actor living! No disguises⁠—no grease paint⁠—no false beards! Personality! I put it on like a glove! When I shed it, I was myself, quiet, unobtrusive, a man like every other man. I called myself Mr. Brown. There are hundreds of men called Brown⁠—there are hundreds of men looking just like me.⁠ ⁠…

“… I succeeded in my false career. I was bound to succeed. I shall succeed in the other. A man like me cannot fail.⁠ ⁠…

“… I have been reading a life of Napoleon. He and I have much in common.⁠ ⁠…