Arkwrightisstillabroad,asIpresumeyouknow。
Ihearheisdoinggreatstuntsoverthere,andwillsinginBerlinandParisthiswinter。I’mthinkingofgoingacrossfromPanamalater。IfIdoIshalllookhimup。Mr。andMrs。Cyrilareaswellascouldbeexpectedwhenyourealizethattheyhaven’tyetsettledonapairofnamesforthetwins。’
Iknowit——andthepoorlittlethingsthreemonthsold,too!Ithinkit’sashame。You’veheardthereason,Isuppose。Cyrildeclaresthatnamingbabiesisoneofthemostseriousanddelicateoperationsintheworld,andthat,forhispart,hethinkspeopleoughttoselecttheirownnameswhenthey’vearrivedatyearsofdiscretion。
Hewantstowaittillthetwinsareeighteen,andthenmakeeachofthemabirthdaypresentofthenameoftheirownchoosing。’
Well,ifthatisn’tthelimit!’laughedCalderwell。I’dheardsomesuchthingbefore,butIhadn’tsupposeditwasreallyso。’