Feeling a little guilty about not trying to spend as much time with her brother, Emily went home to see how he was doing.

While she expected to find the place a mess again, it was not as bad as she feared, and Nick was in his room poring over a book.

“You’re studying,” she said, “keep it up, young man!”

“I do study once in a while,” he retorted.

Emily was about to leave him to it, but then he added, “I got a job to help with ...