"Well, you're level-headed, Alec," his mother said. "If you can watch Cindamine, you may go."
"I won't be a second," Cindy called.
She scooted into her room and put on a red-checked shirt and brown shoes. Since she already wore blue jeans, and her hair was already caught at the back of her neck, she had nothing else to do. She danced up to her mother and kissed her, and before Mrs. Simpson could change her mind, Cindy grabbed Alec's hand.
"Be careful, children," their mother called, "and don't stay too long."
Alone in the moonlight, Cindy faced Alec.
"Bum thought Mindy was me and kidnaped her!"
"That's right," Alec agreed.
Cindy said, "They don't know about us being twins!"
"It looks that way."
"Get your bull-roarer, Alec."