you might think my preconceptions unusual and antiquatedand i hope that you shall not judge me too harshly in my telling this to youbut i suppose i have always had a fundamental distrust when it comes to identical siblings , as i have often sensed , mistakenly perhaps , a pervading conspiracy in their laughter , a knowing , momentary look that passes between them as though they are , all the while , telepathically and deviously calculating their next move .