I don't want   Then, in a flash, a rim of cold steel touched her temple, and Mrs. Vandemeyer's voice rose cold and menacing: "You damned little fool! 
A gun was being held against her temple. 
mnli hypothesis: A gun was being held against her temple.  premise: I don't want   Then, in a flash, a rim of cold steel touched her temple, and Mrs. Vandemeyer's voice rose cold and menacing: "You damned little fool! 