"The schoolroom as well as the rest?" he asked with a look of amusement.
"Yes, indeed, papa, for you make lessons so pleasant that I'd be very, very sorry to be shut out of that room. Wouldn't you, Neddie?"
"Course I would," exclaimed Ned. "I love to be with papa, and I like the nice lessons. Papa often tells us a great deal that is very interesting."
"I am glad you think so," said his father. "We will visit the schoolroom, as well as the others, after we have finished our dinners."
"Will we have school to-morrow, papa?" asked Elsie.
"No; you may have the rest of the week for play, and we will begin lessons on Monday if nothing happens to prevent."
"We will take up our studies again, papa, just as the little ones do, will we not?" asked Lucilla.
"Meaning Grace and yourself, I suppose?" he said inquiringly, and with a look of amusement.
"Yes, sir; except Evelyn, we are your only other pupils just now."
"You can both begin when the younger ones do, if you like," he replied; and Grace said, "You may be quite sure we will like to do so, papa."