One late October evening Millicent came in , her cheeks crimson after her walk in the keen autumn air , and tossed two letters on the study table . `` It 's a perfect evening , Worth . We had the jolliest tramp . You should have come with us instead of staying in moping over your books . '' Worth smiled ruefully . `` I simply had to prepare those problems for tomorrow , '' she said . `` You see , Millie dear , there is a big difference between us in some things at least . I 'm poor . I simply have to pass my exams and get a teacher 's licence . So I ca n't afford to take any chances . You 're just attending high school for the sake of education alone , so you do n't really have to grind as I do . '' `` I 'd like to do pretty well in the exams , though , for Dad 's sake , '' answered Millicent , throwing aside her wraps . `` But I do n't mean to kill myself studying , just the same . Time enough for that when exams draw nigh . They 're comfortably far off yet . But I 'm in a bit of a predicament , Worth , and I do n't know what to do . Here are two invitations for Saturday afternoon and I simply must accept them both . Now , how can I do it ? You 're a marvel at mathematics -- so work out that problem for me . `` See , here 's a note from Mrs. Kirby inviting me to tea at Beechwood .
She called XXXXX me soon after the term opened and invited me to tea the next week .
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