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Next day , to the astonishment of the inmates of the `` Jolly Susan , '' Genevieve simply haunted Catherine 's room , and on the following day they could hear poor Catherine getting rid of her . `` Really , Genevieve , '' they heard her say as she opened the door , `` you are too foolish . Do run along ; I must finish my essay for Miss Marlowe , and I dare say you have _ something _ to do , '' with a sarcasm not lost upon her hearers , who grinned appreciatively , for Genevieve was noted for the ingenuity with which she escaped anything like work . Next day when the girls hurried out of afternoon study as the five o'clock bell rang , they made their usual wild rush for the mail-box . One would have thought that every girl in the school expected most important news . Suddenly a little choking cry was heard , and Genevieve , who had taken out her letter and was standing at one side of the group , turned white , as she drew out from its envelope another printed letter . Here was sensation , indeed !