You assented, I think." "Yes." "And you ask me if I believe it possible that she can be the medium ?" "Yes." Plank said deliberately: "Yes, I do think so." The silence was again broken by Plank: "Siward, you have asked me what I think.

Now you must listen to the end.

If you believed that through her--her love, marrying her--you stood the best chance in the world to win out, it would be cowardly to ask her to take the risk.

As much as I care for you I had rather see you lose the fight than accept such a risk from her.

Now you know what I think--but you don't know all.