Mary’s busts had gotten bigger since Bobby had been born she had begun breast feeding him. Nonetheless, her bust seemed only marginally larger than his mother’s bust. Once Mary’s milk dried up, their bust would be the same size as his mother’s. As it was, even with Mary nursing, the two of them could have easily swapped clothes without refitting.

Thomas found the similarity in their tastes highly amusing. Both of them liked the same colors and had the same taste in clothes. It made buying gifts for them at Christmas both difficult and facile simultaneously. If he took Mary along, all he needed to do to determine whether his mother would like his gift was ask Mary if she liked it. If she said yes, he knew his mother would adore it. On the other hand, Mary would always be jealous of the gift once he told her it was intended for his mother.