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`` The trouble with Caroline was that she was n't willing to work hard , '' she told herself . `` Now I care enough to do anything , and I must make them see it . '' She devoted her spare hours on Monday morning to `` making them see it , '' with that rare combination of tact and energy that was Eleanor Watson at her best . By noon her fears of being sent home were almost gone , and she was alert and exhilarated as she always was when there were difficulties to be surmounted . `` Now that the play is over , I 'm going to work hard , '' Betty announced at lunch , and Eleanor , who was still determined not to confide in anybody , added nonchalantly , `` So am I. '' It was going to be the best of the fun to take in the Chapin house . But the Chapin house was not taken in for long . `` What 's come over Eleanor Watson ? ''