“You’re going to put him in the casket?” There was apprehension in Blair Windsor’s question.
“Exactly,” replied the old man. “We have never used it before. Now is the proper time.”
“I’m opposed to it,” objected Blair Windsor. “There’s no occasion for torture.”
“We’ll vote on it,” said Isaac Coffran, calmly. “I say yes. You say no. What is your choice, Birdie?”
“Yes,” replied Crull.
“And yours, Vernon?”
“Yes.”
“Three to one,” said Isaac Coffran, calmly. “No need to wait for Jerry.”
* * *
The old man went to the corner of the cavern, and turned on another light. It revealed a black contrivance which Harry had not noticed against the gloomy wall.