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I know she is selfish , but I do n't believe she is malicious . '' `` I wish I had your faith in people , Grace , '' said Emma sincerely . `` You always believe them honest until they prove themselves villains , do n't you ? '' When the next afternoon , Grace received a curt note from Miss Sheldon asking her to come to her office at five o'clock , Emma 's prophesy loomed large before her . `` It must be something else , '' reflected the troubled house mother , as she prepared for her call on Miss Sheldon . Once in the registrar 's office , a quick glance at the older woman 's face , set in lines of annoyance , was enough to convince Grace that Emma 's conjecture had been only too true . Evelyn had in some way managed to make her a party to her disobedience .