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Let 's pretend to be busy , and surprise Miss Phillips when she calls for a report ! '' `` And Ruth Henry , too ! '' added Marjorie , wickedly . At quarter past five the last purchaser left the gymnasium , and Miss Phillips ordered the door to be closed . `` We 'll leave things as they are , '' she said , `` and come over to clear up to-night . In the meantime , you are to go back to the dormitory and prepare for supper . But there is one thing I want to know before you all leave , '' she concluded ; `` and that is -- how much cash you each have .