"I'm wondering if we should hire house keepers."

"We do not need house keepers, don't bother."

"We need someone to come and clean the rooms."

"We have a herd of teenagers at hand," Erik glanced up from his newspaper, "put them to work. This is, as you said, their house too. I am not going to play maid or nanny for them."

"But Erik-" Charles made to try again.

Erik eyed him over the top of the newspaper. "If you wish to clean up after them then feel free to do so. I'm not going to."