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 on me soon after the term opened and invited me to tea the next week . But I had another engagement for that afternoon , so could n't go . Mr. Kirby is a business friend of Dad 's , and they are very nice people . The other invitation is to the annual autumn picnic of the Alpha Gammas . Now , Worth Gordon , I simply must go to that . I would n't miss it for anything . But I do n't want to offend Mrs. Kirby , and I 'm afraid I shall if I plead another engagement a second time . Mother will be fearfully annoyed at me in that case . Dear me , I wish there were two of me , one to go to the Alpha Gammas and one to Beechwood -- Worth Gordon ! '' `` What 's the matter ? ''
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