The Wolfe must dye in his owne skinne. [The wolf must die in his own skin.]

Punishment is lame, but it comes

Criminals do not die by the hands of the law. They die by the hands of other men.

punishment had not been spared--with best results in patience and purification

It's a punishment that he's going to have to live with the rest of his life. To me, that's a far greater punishment than whatever games you missed or didn't miss.

All attempts at law, all religion, all ethical norms might be nothing more than attempts by the weak to restrain the strong. Then, within the law, arise the new strong, who subvert the law for their own ends of power and family interest, leaving the old strong outside their circle to pursue the waiting possibilities which they call crime. The weak, the cowardly, the decent ones, live between these groups.