Sentence:  ‘If I gave in to you, Reynell,' said Bligh quietly, so quietly they could not tell whether he felt any pity for the boy or not, ‘the same plea could be put forth by sixteen others in less than half an hour,' and he dropped his chin on his breast again as if there the discussion ended. / ‘I told you he had no <WSD>bowels</WSD>,' said Ledward. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Compassion, sympathy.