“Well it is the school holidays.” Charlie replied. “Think yourself lucky you don’t have any… I spend more time tidying up after them than I do cleaning the rest of the house.”
“Yeah I guess.” Mike agreed.
After cleaning the entire first floor, including Charles’ bedroom in which Mike was given a white Alice band to wear, Charles got on his knees and swept the stair carpet whilst also dusting the banister and balusters. The hallway itself is dusted, the mirror wiped, the doormat shaken outside, the floor is swept then mopped then dried and after getting up of his knees, Charles quickly checks his reflection in the mirror and tidies his ruffles and bow. He tells Mike that it’s a habit he’s got into, whenever he sees a mirror, he quickly checks his appearance to make sure he’s up to standard.