The visit was nearly over. Mrs. Brewster sighed faintly. There
were two courses open to her, immediate departure, or to continue
to ignore the twins' strangely antagonistic behavior - the first
course did not suit Mrs. Brewster's plans.
Barbara, who had left the library through one of its seven doors,
had failed to see Mrs. Brewster by the slightest margin; she was
intent only on being with Helen. The affection between the
twins was very close; but while their facial resemblance was
remarkable, their natures were totally dissimilar. Helen, the
elder by twenty minutes, was studious, shy, and too much given
to introspection; Barbara, on the contrary, was whimsical and
practical by turns, with a great capacity for enjoyment. The twins
had made their debut jointly on their eighteenth birthday,
and while both were popular, Barbara had received the greater
amount of attention.
Barbara tip-toed into the suite of rooms which the girls occupied
over the library, expecting to find Helen lying on the lounge;
instead, she found her writing busily at her desk.
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