“Ihaveafriend,“Hamelanswered,“whowillseetothat。“
“Ifyouarerelyinguponthelaw,“shesaid,“Ithinkyouwillfindthatthelawcannottouchhim。Mr。Dunsterwasbroughttothehouseinaperfectlynaturalmanner。Hewascertainlyinjured,andinjuredinarailwayaccident。DoctorSarsonisafullyqualifiedsurgeon,andhewilldeclarethatMr。Dunsterwasunfittotravel。
Ifnecessary,theywillhavedestroyed`theman’sintelligence。Ifyouthinkthatyouhavehimbroken,letmewarnyouthatyoumaybedisappointed。Letme,ifImay,giveyouonewordofadvice。“
“Pleasedo,“Hamelbegged。
Shelookedathimcoldly。Hertonewasstillfreefromanysortofemotion。