And it may be that fortune (or the Weaver) no longer smiles on Miss Merriweather and Miss Carmichael, because this moment is precisely when Galadan makes his way toward their desks, neatly plucking the note out of Lacey's hand.

"I do hope neither of you have taken up a hobby involving cheating. Or any other unsavory practices, of course."

This would be where he reads the note. He'll decide whether or not to read it aloud after that.

He is, after all, hardly a rule-bound fool.