"Miss Lee--Linda Lee. Can't I do something----?"
With startling fury the girl struck aside Lucinda's hands and at the
same time flung herself back and away.
"No!" she cried thickly. "No, no, no! Not you! Go away--please go!"
"I only wanted to help you, if I could," Lucinda explained, getting to
her feet. "If you're unhappy--I'm so sorry----"
The movement must have been misinterpreted, for the girl sprang up like
a threatened animal.
"I don't want your help!" she stormed throatily. "I don't want anything
to do with you--only to be left alone!" She flung herself at Lucinda as
if to thrust her out by force. "Go! go! go!" she screamed. Then the
window slammed.
"Poor thing!" Lucinda told herself--"she must have heard...."