It will do her so much good , and I have a lovely home of my own to go to , and she has none . '' Aunt Meg understood , as usual , and was perfectly willing . So she wrote to Bertha and enclosed a note of invitation for Grace . I shall have to manage this affair very carefully , reflected Bertha . Grace must never suspect that I did it on purpose . I will tell her that circumstances have prevented me from accepting Aunt Meg 's invitation . That is true enough -- no need to say that the circumstances are hers , not mine . And I 'll say I just asked Aunt Meg to invite her in my place and that she has done so . When Grace came home from her history examination that day , Bertha told her story and gave her Aunt Meg 's cordial note . `` You must come to me in Bertha 's place , '' wrote the latter . `` I feel as if I knew you from her letters , and I will consider you as a sort of honorary niece , and I 'll treat you as if you were Bertha herself . '' `` Is n't it splendid of Aunt Meg ? '' said Bertha diplomatically . `` Of course you 'll go , Gracie . '' `` Oh , I do n't know , '' said Grace in bewilderment . `` Are you sure you do n't want to go , Bertha ? '' `` Indeed , I do want to go , dreadfully , '' said Bertha frankly . `` But as I 've told you , it is impossible . But if I am disappointed , Aunt Meg mus n't be . You must go , Grace , and that is all there is about it . ''
In the end , XXXXX did go , a little puzzled and doubtful still , but thankful beyond words to escape the drudgery of the counter and the noise and heat of the city .
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