Scott had long been in Markham's mind, though by no means always his first choice, but other favoured candidates had either become in his view too old, or were no longer available.
Scott havde længe været i Markhams tanker, og selv om han ikke altid havde været det første valg for denne opgave, var flere af de andre favoritkandidater nu etter Markhams opfattelse blevet for gamle, eller var optagne på andet hold.