He sits in his red chair reading the Boston Transcript. I sit opposite him. When the children are ready for bed and have said their prayers they come to the living room and play for a little while before we put them to bed. I spend a good deal of time reading to my children. I make no engagements outside in the evening so that I can help them with their school work, to doctor their colds, or to find out what activities they had been interested in during the day.
Books are a favorite pastime.
Jack's favorite book is King Arthur and His Knights . I am very careful to select books which are recommended at school or by a children's book shop. Joe and Jack however, are indifferent to these edifying selections. The book Jack treasures is Billy Whiskers . The illustrations seemed to me to be crude and the colors harsh but the boys adore the stories and delight in the whole series, pictures and all.