"And you really heard, saw, nothing?"
"Nothing."
"And that hand?"
Valentine smiled again, and seemed to hesitate. But then he replied, quietly:
"I told you I could not feel it."
"I did, until I heard that dreadful cry, and then it was suddenly drawn away from me."
Doctor Levillier appeared in the doorway with his overcoat on, but Julian did not notice him. Again his excitement was rising. He began to pace up and down the room.
"My God!" he said, vehemently, "what would Marr say to all this? What does it mean? What can it mean?"
"Don't let us bother too much about it."
"Excellent advice," said Levillier, from the doorway.