Robert Hardy's Seven Days

"Yes, more than two a week," replied Mr. Hardy, with a dry laugh. He drew off his overcoat and threw himself down on the lounge in front of the open fire. "Where are the girls?" "Alice is upstairs reading the morning paper; Clara and Bess went over to call on the Caxtons." "How did they happen to go over there?" Mrs. Hardy hesitated. Finally she said, "James came over and invited them." "And they know I have forbidden them to have anything to do with the Caxtons! When they come in I will let them know I mean what I say.