But do n't bother me if you can help it . '' The Story Girl did not bother her once . The pudding was concocted and baked , as the Story Girl proudly informed us when we came to the dinner-table , all on her own hook . She was very proud of it ; and certainly as far as appearance went it justified her triumph . The slices were smooth and golden ; and , smothered in the luscious maple sugar sauce which Cecily had compounded , were very fair to view . Nevertheless , although none of us , not even Uncle Roger or Felicity , said a word at the time , for fear of hurting the Story Girl 's feelings , the pudding did not taste exactly as it should . It was tough -- decidedly tough -- and lacked the richness of flavour which was customary in Aunt Janet 's cornmeal puddings . If it had not been for the abundant supply of sauce it would have been very dry eating indeed . Eaten it was , however , to the last crumb . If it were not just what a cornmeal pudding might be , the rest of the bill of fare had been extra good and our appetites matched it . `` I wish I was twins so 's I could eat more , '' said Dan , when he simply had to stop . `` What good would being twins do you ? '' asked Peter . `` People who squint ca n't eat any more than people who do n't squint , can they ? '' We could not see any connection between Peter 's two questions . `` What has squinting got to do with twins ? '' asked Dan . `` Why , twins are just people that squint , are n't they ? '' said Peter . We thought he was trying to be funny , until we found out that he was quite in earnest .
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