"There ... there are always risks, you know."
"What sort?"
"Oh ... you know ... nerves, and so on. I ... I have seen people very much upset at séances, more than once."
Laurie smiled.
"I don't think you need be afraid, Lady Laura. It's awfully kind of you; but, do you know, I'm ashamed to say that, if anything, I'm rather bored."
The pince-nez gleamed.
"But—but don't you believe it? I thought Mr. Vincent said—"
"Oh yes, I believe it; but, you know, it seems to me so natural now. Even if nothing happens tonight, I don't think I shall believe it any the less."
She was silent an instant.
"You know there are other risks," she said suddenly.