“What about Tom Linden?” asked Mrs. Mailey.
Mailey shook his head.
“Tom has never been quite the same since his imprisonment. These fools not only persecute our precious mediums, but they ruin their powers. It is like putting a razor into a damp place and then expecting it to have a fine edge.”
“What! Has he lost his powers?”
“Well, I would not go so far as that. But they are not so good as they were. He sees a disguised policeman in every sitter and it distracts him. Still he is dependable so far as he goes. Yes, on the whole we had better have Tom.”
“And the sitters?”
“I expect Professor Challenger may wish to bring a friend or two of his own.”
“They will form a horrible block of vibrations. We must have some of our own sympathetic people to counteract it. There is Delicia Freeman. She would come. I would come myself. You would come, Mason?”
“Of course I would.”
“And you, Smith?”