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`` Even if there is n't much sense in what she wants , '' thought Betty , as she tramped up Main Street . The Main Street Shylocks all lived in the same house and not one of them was in . Betty pursued them back to the campus , caught one at the library and another in chemistry `` lab. , '' and followed the third down town where she was discovered going into Cuyler 's for an ice . As this last captive happened to be the most promising Shylock , next to the ones that Mr. Masters had already seen , Betty led her back to the campus in triumph , too thankful at having her safe to notice that it was fully a quarter to five before they reached college hall . Roberta was sitting by herself on a low window-seat near Miss Kingston 's door . She looked pale and frightened and hardly smiled in answer to Betty 's gay little nod and wave of the hand . `` Goodness , I hope she 'll do decently , '' thought Betty , and was opening the door as softly as possible when somebody gave it a quick push from the other side .