I do n't think that I have any foolish pride about clothes , but you know it is out of the question to think of going to Clare Forbes 's party in my last winter 's plaid dress , which is a good two inches too short and skimpy in proportion . Putting my own feelings aside , it would be an insult to Clare . There , do n't think any more about it . '' But Carry did think about it . She lay awake half the night wondering if there might not be some way for Patty to go to that party . 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 XXXXX the night over the interest .
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