I picked up the nearest girl and announced very pointedly to my new mother,
"I’ll take Elizabeth." She was as heavy as a badger. It is a curious feeling to
hold an infant one is not planning to steal; the very young convey a pleasant
softness.
The girls’ mother stopped and stared at me, and for a beat, she looked puzzled
and uncertain. "How did you know that was Elizabeth? You’ve never been able to
tell them apart."
"That’s easy, Mom. Elizabeth has two dimples when she smiles and her name’s
longer, and Mary has just one."
"Aren’t you the clever one?" She picked up Mary and headed off downstairs.
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