After three days, during which time Shamar was held incommunicado, Counselor Freemason obtained permission to interview his client.
"We're making marvelous progress! Ge-Ge is turning into a most effective crusader. You should hear her when she cries, 'Give me back my man!' This is a wonderful development for us. It's having the opposite of the intended effect. Von Stutsman has over-reached himself this time. The Party is going to have to back down, and it will cost him dearly."
"How's the finances?"
"Ge-Ge has given us some advances—"
"How much have you spent?"
"Well, to tell you the truth, I haven't been keeping track closely. Perhaps we've run a little more than we anticipated. The response, you see—"
Shamar returned to his cell wishing Earth's printing presses had worked a little longer.
It took nearly two weeks to arrange for Ge-Ge to visit him. When she arrived, she was nearly on the point of tears.
"Oh, my darling, how I've missed you!"
She brought him up to date on the progress of his case. As Counselor Freemason had reported, his imprisonment merely increased the vigor of his supporters. Now they were at their highest pitch: a pitch which would be difficult to maintain.