Located in St. George's Fields, behind a tall iron fence, it took us some time to get there in the midday traffic, allowing me to quiz Lincoln about the place. What he told me chilled me to the bone. Apparently near relations could have someone committed for madness simply by filling out a few forms. After a medical assessment, which could be bought for an undisclosed sum, the madman or woman was then admitted and treated. Treatments varied according to the severity of the madness, from undertaking simple tasks like embroidery or laundry, to cold baths, shackles and isolation. It seemed so medieval. "This is where Lord Harcourt sent poor Marguerite," I said as we entered the vast, empty entrance hall. "And all because she was sad over her baby's death." "Also where he may have committed his brother." We'd briefly discussed the likelihood of Buchanan being sent here and decided it was very much a possibility. Harcourt knew about this place after having his wife committed a few years ago.
