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 . Then we laughed until Peter got sulky . `` I do n't care , '' he said . `` How 's a fellow to know ? Tommy and Adam Cowan , over at Markdale , are twins ; and they 're both cross-eyed . So I s ` posed that was what being twins meant .
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