For a moment he hesitated.
“What do you want me to do?”
“I want you to have a consultation with Dr. Edgar Leroy.”
“Dr. Edgar Leroy? Who is he? I never heard of him.”
“He is a New York doctor who has had great success in cases like Penelope's—cases of obsession or—possession.”
“Oh! Does he believe in that sort of thing? Is he a spiritualist?”
Seraphine felt the coldness of his tone and shrank from it, but she continued her effort, explaining that Dr. Leroy had been a regular practitioner for years, but he had changed his methods after extended psychic investigations that had led him to new knowledge—such wonderful knowledge! Her deep eyes burned with the zeal of a great faith.
“I see. Where is his office?”
“In Fortieth Street—it's in the telephone book—Dr. Edgar Leroy. If you only knew the extraordinary cures he has accomplished, you would realize how necessary it is for Penelope to have the help he alone can give her.”
She waited eagerly for his reply.