Her world had suddenly turned topsy-turvy; instead of being the winner of the County Scholarship, she was among the rejected candidates.

In her heart of hearts she had always marveled how her indifferent papers could have scored such a success.

She wondered this explanation had never occurred to her before.

All this time she had been wearing another girl's laurels.

What was going to happen next?
She supposed the scholarship would be taken from her, and given to its rightful owner.