Those Extraordinary Twins

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Марк Твен. Those Extraordinary Twins

CHAPTER I. THE TWINS AS THEY REALLY WERE

CHAPTER II. MA COOPER GETS ALL MIXED UP

CHAPTER III. ANGELO IS BLUE

CHAPTER IV. SUPERNATURAL CHRONOMETRY

CHAPTER V. GUILT AND INNOCENCE FINELY BLENT

CHAPTER VI. THE AMAZING DUEL

CHAPTER VII. LUIGI DEFIES GALEN

CHAPTER VIII. BAPTISM OF THE BETTER HALF

CHAPTER IX. THE DRINKLESS DRUNK

CHAPTER X. SO THEY HANGED LUIGI

FINAL REMARKS

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The conglomerate twins were brought on the stage in Chapter I of the original extravaganza. Aunt Patsy Cooper has received their letter applying for board and lodging, and Rowena, her daughter, insane with joy, is begging for a hearing of it:

“Well, set down then, and be quiet a minute and don’t fly around so; it fairly makes me tired to see you. It starts off so: ‘HONORED MADAM’ – ”

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“Yes, Luigi; anyway it’s the dark-skinned one; the one that was west of his brother when they stood in the door. Up to all kinds of mischief and disobedience when he was a boy, I’ll be bound. I lay his mother had trouble to lay her hand on him when she wanted him. But the one on the right is as good as gold, I can see that.”

“That’s Angelo.”

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