“Yes,” replied the left-hand twin. “Our name is Binner. My name is Martha Binner and hers is Mary Binner. We’re thirteen. What’s your name?”
“Rodney Merrill.”
“I think Rodney’s a very pretty name, don’t you, May?”
“Yes. I don’t believe we have ever known a boy with that name, have we?”
“You said her name was Mary,” charged Rodney.
“It is, but she’s called May. I’m called Matty. What do they call you?”
“Rod, usually.”
“I don’t care for that,” said the right-hand twin judicially. “I think we’ll call him Rodney, Matty.”
The left-hand twin nodded agreement. “Are you an Academy boy?” she asked.