[Those Extraordinary Twins by Mark Twain]@TWC D-Link bookThose Extraordinary Twins CHAPTER IV 3/14
By and by the widow said: "Angelo, you are tired, you've overdone yourself; you go right to bed after dinner, and get a good nap and a rest, then you'll be all right." "Indeed, I would give anything if I could do that, madam." "And what's to hender, I'd like to know? Land, the room's yours to do what you please with! The idea that you can't do what you like with your own!" "But, you see, there's one prime essential--an essential of the very first importance--which isn't my own." "What is that ?" "My body." The old ladies looked puzzled, and Aunt Betsy Hale said: "Why bless your heart, how is that ?" "It's my brother's." "Your brother's! I don't quite understand.
I supposed it belonged to both of you." "So it does.
But not to both at the same time." "That is mighty curious; I don't see how it can be.
I shouldn't think it could be managed that way." "Oh, it's a good enough arrangement, and goes very well; in fact, it wouldn't do to have it otherwise.
I find that the teetotalers and the anti-teetotalers hire the use of the same hall for their meetings.
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