Nauman's recent work did seem less harsh and more meditative than it used to be, I suggested; did this mean that the level of anger and frustration had subsided?
Or, as some rival agents have suggested, did Steinberg, who spoke movingly at Thomas's funeral about doing anything he could to help the family, cross the line into greed?
Compton, it was suggested, did not fit comfortably into the England dressing room at the time but that can be, and often is, the fault of the dressing room and not the player struggling to fit.
Von Trotha and his political masters, so it is suggested, did not just indulge in a murderous rampage like so many of their imperial equivalents, but planned, announced and pursued the total elimination of the Herero (the evidence for such a policy towards the Nama is less strong).
How about, Ms. Stanton-Paule suggested, "Did you have a good time?" Because Justin could be overwhelmed by verbal information, Ms. Stanton-Paule asked his co-worker and chief tutor, Javier Manzione, 30, to sit next to him with his computer and encouraged him to refocus Justin when necessary.
Only when he needed to distance himself from Fifa for his own sake, it may be suggested, did Garcia protest.
