"That is precisely what I mean. She may consult with counsel at a reasonable hour of the day. But she may not receive other visitors until she has been committed to the Tombs."
"Do you—do you intend to send her there?" demanded Ward, his anger mounting.
"She will be regularly committed—it is merely a matter of routine."
"But you are making a grave mistake," pleaded the brother. "Isn't there some way of preventing this additional humiliation?"
"There is a way," said Britz calmly.
"How?" inquired Ward eagerly.
"By giving us the full story of Mr. Whitmore's death as you know it."
"But I can't—I'm not at liberty to talk," protested Ward. "I am acting under Mr. Luckstone's instructions."
"I thought so," Britz returned dryly. "So we'll let the law take its course."
"And I'm not permitted to see her to-night?" pleaded Ward.