"Well, I don't know, bishop. She always said if she had none of her own she would adopt one."
"Nonsense!" said the bishop.
"It is not nonsense," said Bradstock.
"Why don't you say they are twins?" demanded the bishop.
"What are twins?"
"It," said the bishop. "Really, Bradstock, don't you see you are unreasonable? You will believe anything."
"And this from a bishop," murmured Bradstock. "Why should I say it was twins?"
"If she adopted one, she might adopt two," said the bishop.
"That is ridiculous. I never heard of twins being adopted," cried Bradstock. "Besides, Bob says 'the baby.'"
"Well, well," said the bishop, "do not let us argue passionately about a detail."