That, at any rate, was the impression made upon Lee; and he continued to puzzle his brain as to what underlay it all--what motive, what object.
At the same time he was sickened by the suave interest she pretended, by her shallow insincerity.

"I've wondered if I could be of any help here to you," she went on.

But a sharp movement on his part caused her to say, "Still, I know a man doesn't like a girl messing up his work.

That's one reason I've been careful not to propose it before, or even to make the demands on your time that some girls would have made.
I'll be glad when the project is out of the way; then we can begin to plan for ourselves." She cast her eyes upward at space.

"There are lots of things to decide--where to live, and so on.