"For God's sake, man! Sit down and shut up!" he hissed.

Chalmers shook off his hand. "No, I won't shut up! This is the only
way to settle this, once and for all. And when my sanity's been
vindicated, I'm going to sue this fellow...."

Whitburn started to make some retort, then stopped short. After a
moment, he smiled nastily.

"Do I understand, Doctor Chalmers, that you would be willing to submit
to psychiatric examination?" he asked.

"Don't agree; you're putting your foot in a trap!" Weill told him
urgently.

"Of course, I agree, as long as the examination is conducted by a
properly qualified psychiatrist."

"How about Doctor Hauserman at Northern State Mental Hospital?"
Whitburn asked quickly. "Would you agree to an examination by him?"

"Excellent!" Fitch exclaimed. "One of the best men in the field. I'd
accept his opinion unreservedly."

Weill started to object again; Chalmers cut him off. "Doctor Hauserman
will be quite satisfactory to me. The only question is, would he be
available?"

"I think he would," Dacre said, glancing at his watch. "I wonder if he