"We shall all have to 'grind' soon," said Walter.
"So you will," said Dolly; "for besides your business, you're always going out preaching to children."
"Not always, Dolly, or poor Christina would see nothing at all of me."
He seated himself by his wife, and began playing with her knitting ball.
She removed it from his fidgety fingers smilingly, and said, "Yes, life is busy to us all, isn't it, Nellie?"
"Yes," answered Nellie, "very; but I for one am not quite so busy as I used to be."
"And I am more busy than I ever was," said Christina.
"Of course with those 'blessed infants,'" said Arthur.
"You know you love them dearly, Arthur," said Netta.
"You do?"