'I must see Margaret again.'
'Arthur, you're mad!' cried Susie.
He went up to Dr Porhoet and, putting his hands on his shoulders, looked
fixedly into his eyes.
'You have studied this science. You know all that can be known of it. I
want you to show her to me.'
The doctor gave an exclamation of alarm.
'My dear fellow, how can I? I have read many books, but I have never
practised anything. I have only studied these matters for my amusement.'
'Do you believe it can be done?'
'I don't understand what you want.'
'I want you to bring her to me so that I may speak with her, so that I
may find out the truth.'
'Do you think I am God that I can raise men from the dead?'
Arthur's hands pressed him down in the chair from which he sought to
rise. His fingers were clenched on the old man's shoulders so that he
could hardly bear the pain.
'You told us how once Eliphas Levi raised a spirit. Do you believe that
was true?'
'I don't know. I have always kept an open mind. There was much to be said
on both sides.
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