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When Betty had made her confession, and had left Susie Rushworth's room, she went straight to bed; she went without leave, and dropped immediately into profound slumber. When she awoke in the morning her head felt clear and light, and she experienced a sense of rejoicing at what she had done.
"I have told them, and they know," she said to herself. "I have given them the whole story in a nutshell. I don't really care what follows."