Mrs. Kalmar was grimly disapproving and Miss Dupont was close to hysteria. Only Dr. Kalmar retained his awed respect for Dr. Lowell. If the old man said it was all right, it was, even if he couldn't see the reason.
"Go ahead," urged Dr. Lowell.
"Dr. Hoyt!"
"Yes, Dr. Kalmar?"
"You will come with us!"
"Yes, Dr. Kalmar."
Dr. Lowell took them back to the hospital.
"Now what?" asked Dr. Kalmar.
"You actually don't know?" Miss Dupont demanded. "He wants to put Leo through the Ego Alter."
"That's absurd," Dr. Kalmar said angrily, "and an outright slander. Dr. Lowell wouldn't consider such a thing—the boy didn't ask for it and it wasn't authorized by Social Control."