Mrs. Weir was moving across the room toward her daughter, when Dyer said,—
“Stop, madam! Let us consult the spirits.”
Mrs. Weir came back.
“Mrs. Fordham, ask the spirits about this strange perverseness,” said Dyer.
The woman closed her eyes and sat quite still for a minute.
“The spirits require the circle to be harmonized,” was Mrs. Fordham’s decision.
“You must come, Adele!” Dyer spoke half authoritatively.
But Adele stood as firm as marble.
“Adele!” Mrs. Weir’s voice, now sharp and commanding, thrilled through the rooms.
“There are other spirits besides Mrs. Fordham’s familiars, and they tell me not to harmonize her circle to-day,” answered Adele, speaking very calmly, and with meaning emphasis.