"You--you will practically kidnap me!" My voice must have been
rather wild at that moment.
"You left my home of your own free will. I think I need hardly point
out to you that I am not compelled to invite you back to it."
"And what will Sylvia----" I stopped; appalled at the vista the
words opened up.
"My wife," said van Tuiver, "will ultimately choose between her
husband and her most remarkable acquaintance."
"And you gentlemen?" I turned to the others. "You would give your
sanction to this outrageous action?"
"As the older of the physicians in charge of this case----" began
Dr. Gibson.
I turned to van Tuiver again. "When your wife finds out what you
have done to me--what will you answer?"
"We will deal with that situation when we come to it."
"Of course," I said, "you understand that sooner or later I shall
get word to her!"
He answered, "We shall assume from now on that you are a mad woman,
and shall take our precautions accordingly."
Again there was a silence.
"The launch will return to the mainland," said van Tuiver at last.
"It will remain there until Mrs. Abbott sees fit to go ashore. May I
ask if she has sufficient money in her purse to take her to New
York?"
I could not help laughing.
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