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She could place all three , but when the more difficult ones were announced , she found that she knew very little about general literature . Ruth , however , could tell the author of nearly every one , and no one was surprised when her score was declared the highest . However , as she was the hostess , she declined to accept the prize , and it was given to the guest whose score stood the next highest . Other intellectual or literary games were played , and at eleven o'clock the children were sent home , and Aunt Hester bade Ruth and Patty go to bed at once , lest they should not feel like getting up at the usual hour the next morning . Patty heartily thanked Cousin Elizabeth for taking so much pains to make the party a pleasant one , and ran away to bed , wondering if many little girls had such clever relatives . The spring flew by , and Patty could scarcely realize that she had been in Boston nearly three months , when a letter came from Mrs. Barlow her mother 's sister , at whose house she was to visit next . `` My dear Patty , '' her Aunt Grace wrote , `` we are going to our country home on Long Island about the first of June , and we want you to come to us as soon as we get settled there .