I ca n't make forty dollars in a month , even if I had any amount of sewing , and you know hardly anyone wants sewing done just now . I do n't know what we shall do . Oh , I suppose we can rent a couple of rooms in the village and exist in them . But it breaks my heart to think of leaving our old home . '' `` Perhaps Mr. Kerr will let us have more time , '' suggested Patty , not very hopefully . The sparkle had gone out of her face too . Patty loved their little home as much as Carry did . `` You know he wo n't . He has been only too anxious for an excuse to foreclose , this long time . He wants the land the house is on . Oh , if I only had n't been sick so long in the summer -- just when everybody had sewing to do . I 've tried so hard to catch up , but I could n't . '' Carry 's voice broke in a sob . Patty leaned over the table and patted her sister 's glossy dark hair gently . `` You 've worked too hard , dearie . You 've just gone to skin and bone . Oh , I know how hard it is ! I ca n't bear to think of leaving this dear old spot either . If we could only induce Mr. Kerr to give us a year 's grace ! I 'd be teaching then , and we could easily pay the interest and some of the principal too .
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