Carry had kept it at bay till now , but at last she was conquered . She had had typhoid fever in the spring and had not been able to work for a long time . Indeed , she had gone to work before she should . The doctor 's bill was yet unpaid , but Dr. Hamilton had told her to take her time . Carry knew she would not be pressed for that , and next year Patty would be able to help her . But next year would be too late . The dear little home would be lost then . When Carry roused herself from her sad reflections , she saw a crumpled note lying on the floor . She picked it up and absently smoothed it out . Seeing Patty 's name at the top she was about to lay it aside without reading it , but the lines were few , and the sense of them flashed into Carry 's brain . The note was an invitation to Clare Forbes 's party ! The Lea girls had known that the Forbes girls were going to give a party , but they had not expected that Patty would be invited . Of course , Clare Forbes was in Patty 's class at school and was always very nice and friendly with her . But then the Forbes set was not the Lea set . Carry ran upstairs to Patty 's room . `` Patty , you dropped this on the floor . I could n't help seeing what it was . Why did n't you tell me Clare had invited you ? '' `` Because I knew I could n't go , and I thought you would feel badly over that . Caddy , I wish you had n't seen it . ''
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