condition, asked if they might see him, did see him, and departed. They assured me that "win or lose" I
need have no fear about my fees, nor have any hesitancy in bringing in the most expensive consultants. In
exchange, I assured them that I believed Ricori had an excellent chance to recover. They asked me to
allow no one to see him except themselves, and McCann. They thought it might save me trouble to have
a couple of men whom they would send to me, to sit at the door of the room-outside, of course, in the
hall. I answered that I would be delighted.
In an exceedingly short time two quietly watchful men were on guard at Ricori's door, just as they had
been over Peters'.
In my dreams that night dolls danced around me, pursued me, threatened me. My sleep was not pleasant.