“Actually,” Charles said, “the old couple who own the nursery are in the process of selling it to a corporation we set up for the boys. They do a fair amount of landscaping, and it will be good for them to have a really inexpensive source of shrubs and small trees.”
“Listening to them talk about their business,” I said, “it’s clear that they have the capitalist gene in full measure.”
“You’ve got that right,” Philip said.
“The wall around the grounds is nice,” I said. “It looks as though it’s been there forever.”
“That was our intent,” Charles said, “when we had it built a few years ago.”
“You certainly succeeded,” Mike said.
Back in the house, we followed our hosts up to the playroom once again. Robbie was at the train table, and as usual, and Mark and Steven were with him. Grace int
