"But I got my nerve back pretty quick. He asked me to sit down, and I told him everything.”

"But I got my nerve back pretty quick. He asked me to sit down, and I told him everything.”
(a) Who is the speaker here?
(b) Which word in the extract means the same as ‘courage’.
© What does ‘everything’ imply?

(a) John A Pescud is the speaker.
(b) The word is ‘nerve’.
© John told the Colonel, Jessie’s father, everything about his feelings for Jessie and about himself and his profession as well.