"Regarding the secret relations between your stepfather and Doctor Weirmarsh," he answered.
"That same question we've discussed before," she said. "The doctor is attending to his practice in Pimlico; he does not concern us here."
"I fear that he does," was Fetherston's quiet response. "That man holds your stepfather's future in his hand."
"How—how can he?"
"By the same force by which he holds that indescribable influence over you."
"You believe, then, that he possesses some occult power?"
"Not at all. His power is the power which every evil man possesses. And as far as my observation goes, I can detect that Sir Hugh has fallen into some trap which has been cunningly prepared for him."
Enid gasped and her countenance blanched.
"You believe, then, that those consultations I have had with the doctor are at his own instigation?"
"Most certainly. Sir Hugh hates Weirmarsh, but, fearing exposure, he must obey the fellow's will."