Besides, he makes much of the internal evidence of the niece's letter." "The internal evidence?" "Her calling him 'Mr. Aspern.'" "I don't see what that proves." "It proves familiarity, and familiarity implies the possession of mementoes, or relics. I can't tell you how that 'Mr.' touches me—how it bridges over the gulf of time and brings our hero near to me—nor what an edge it gives to my desire to see Juliana. You don't say, 'Mr.' Shakespeare." "Would I, any more, if I had a box full of his letters?" "Yes, if he had been your lover and someone wanted them!"
