” “My dear young lady,” the official said irritably, “this man would not have your name and address in his pocket without an object. "Aren't you afraid?" "Of what?"—serenely. Cathy reached out and touched Lucy’s chin with her two fingers, gently commanding her attention. Perhaps that was why Sheila began to observe Lucy, because both of them were poignantly aware of Lucy’s otherness. If my Mom found out, she’d kill me. It means social isolation—struggle. “I’m not going to college, John. "If so, it won't pay. “I say!” he cried. Earles protested, seating himself before the desk, and dipping his pen in the ink.