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She made Miss Burton promise her at least three dances for the prefects ' dance on Friday night , and she did frantic sums in mental arithmetic trying to calculate whether she had enough in the bank to buy a posy of sweetheart roses for her new idol 's adornment . Genevieve returned to school to find every one discussing the dance , and the anonymous letters seemed entirely forgotten . But Eleanor found her opportunity a day or two later . The usual crowd was about the letter-box at five o'clock , and Eleanor noted with satisfaction that both Sally May and Catherine were there . `` Any for me ? '' she called to Sally May , who was at the box . `` Not one , '' was the answer .