Chapter 26

“I don’t think he really knows what he wants to do yet,” I said, “but with his grades and a diploma from that school, he can go to any college in the country. In point of fact, many of them will be approaching him during his senior year. The better colleges recruit heavily at schools like Exeter.”

“He has such an affinity for plants,” Gran said, “that I sometimes wonder if he ought to consider landscape design.”

“Now that you mention it, I think he may be,” Marie said. “He said something to that effect this afternoon. There was so much to see and do that it didn’t register at the time.”

“Now that Steve has his bicycle, he and Roger can go ahead with their plans to earn money doing lawns this summer,” I said.

“He told me about that,” Marie said. “He wants to buy a used car with his earnings.”

“What sixteen-year-old doesn’t want to do that?” Charles said.

“It was his idea,” I said. “Right out of the blue, in fact.”

“How are things back home, Marie?” Charles said.