If I asked them to do an errand for me, it was done unwillingly.

Of course, I knew they had their school for a part of the day, but they had a good deal of leisure time when they might do something for some one else.

I asked them if they thought they were going to make real, manly Christian boys at this rate, and they said no.

Then I asked them what we should do about it.

They all said, 'You tell us mother, and we'll do as you say.' I proposed a series of tasks.