She knew it was impossible , unless Patty had a new dress , and how could a new dress be had ? Yet she did so want Patty to go . Patty never had any good times , and she was studying so hard . Then , all at once , Carry thought of a way by which Patty might have a new dress . She had been tossing restlessly , but now she lay very still , staring with wide-open eyes at the moonlit window , with the big willow boughs branching darkly across it . Yes , it was a way , but could she ? Could she ? Yes , she could , and she would . Carry buried her face in her pillow with a sob and a gulp . But she had decided what must be done , and how it must be done . `` Are you going to begin on your organdie today ? '' asked Patty in the morning , before she started for school . `` I must finish Mrs. Pidgeon 's suit first , '' Carry answered . `` Next week will be time enough to think about my wedding garments . '' She tried to laugh and failed . Patty thought with a pang that Carry looked horribly pale and tired -- probably she had worried most of the night over the interest . `` I 'm so glad she 's going to Chris 's wedding , '' thought Patty , as she hurried down the street . `` It will take her out of herself and give her something nice to think of for ever so long . '' Nothing more was said that week about the organdie , or the wedding , or the Forbes 's party . Carry sewed fiercely , and sat at her machine for hours after Patty had gone to bed .
The night before the party she said XXXXX Patty , `` Braid your hair tonight , Patty .
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