have anything but lettuce leaves. Tod brought these for me from the
bishop's garden, and I am looking at the silkworms enjoying the
change."

"Tod is in hot water," remarked Mr. Yorke. "He was fighting with
another boy as I came through the cloisters."

"Then he'll come home with his clothes torn, as he did the last time he
fought!" exclaimed Lady Augusta, in consternation. "I think no one ever
had such a set of children as mine!" she peevishly continued. "The boys
boisterous as so many wild animals, and the girls enough to drive one
crazy, with their idle, disobedient ways. Look at this room, William!
encumbered from one end to the other! things thrown out of hand by
Caroline and Fanny! As to lessons, they never open one. For three days
I have never ceased telling Caroline to go and practise, and she has
not attempted to obey me! I shall go out of my mind with one thing or
another; I know I shall! Nice dunces they'll grow up."

"Go and practise now, Caroline," said Mr. Yorke. "I will put your
silkworms up for you."

Caroline pouted. "I hate practising."

He laid his hand gently upon her, gazing at her with his dark, pleasant
eyes, reproachful now; "But you do not hate obeying your mamma? You
must never let it come to that, Caroline."

She suffered him to lead her to the door, went docilely enough to the
drawing-room, and sat down to the piano. Oh, for a little better
training for those children! Mr. Yorke began placing the silkworms in