Lucy didn't really know what she was expecting the answer to be. She had heard about what was going on back home and it was foolish of her to hope things had changed. At least her parents weren't in London, and who knew were James was, but it was probably much worse for him.
"Well if you don't mind my saying," she started. "I think that we should be friends. After all, I've been going mad without someone proper to talk to." She grinned.