They resembled twins rather than first cousins.
They were both remarkably fine-looking men, tall, wiry, and in splendid condition.

It was only the slightly more attenuated features of Robert that made it possible, even for Brett, to distinguish one from the other at a little distance.
Helen was pleased to be facetious on the point.
"Really, Davie," she said, "now that your cousin has come amongst us, you must remove your beard at once." "Why ?" he asked.
"Because you are so alike that some evening, in these dark corridors, I shall mistake Mr.Frazer for you." "That won't be half bad," laughed Robert.
Nellie blushed, and endeavoured to evade the consequences of her own remark.
"I meant," she exclaimed, "that you would be sure to laugh at me if I treated you as Davie." "Not at all.

I would consider it a cousinly duty to make you believe I was David, and not myself." "Then," she cried, "I will guard against any possibility of error by treating both of you as Mr.Robert Hume-Frazer until I am quite sure." "Waiter!" said David, "where is the barber's shop ?" Helen became redder than ever, but they enjoyed the joke at her expense.
The waiter politely informed his questioner that the barber would not be on duty until the morning at 8 a.m.
"Then book the first chair for me!" said David.
"And the second for me!" joined in Robert.
"Mr.Brett," said Margaret, "don't you consider this competition perfectly disgraceful ?" "I am overjoyed," he replied.

"It appears to me that the result must be personally most satisfactory." "In what way ?" "It is obvious that you have no resource but to accept my willing slavery, Miss Layton having monopolised the attentions of your two cousins." "Hello!" cried Frazer.

"This is an unexpected attack.