25/41 Lovisa smiled malignantly. "You have seen me before ?" "Often," answered Thelma mildly. "I have always been sorry for you." "Sorry for me!" almost yelled the old woman. "Why--why are you sorry for me ?" "Do not answer her, child!" interrupted Gueldmar angrily. "She is mad as the winds of a wild winter, and will but vex thee." But Thelma laid her hand soothingly on her father's, and smiled peacefully as she turned her fair face again towards Lovisa. |