A Matter of Identity As we were walking through Regent's Park one
afternoon, Holmes drew my attention to a pair
attention to a pair of young
women engaged in earnest conversation.
'observe those ladies, Watson What can you tell me about
them?'
I studied them closely. They were as alike as peas in a pod.
identical in facial structure, deportment, dress, and coiffure. I
said as much to my companion and asserted that they surely
had to be twins.
Indeed?' Holmes looked amused 'For a fact, I can tell you that
Louise and Lisa Barnes share the same mother, the same
father, and the same precise day of birth but I'm afraid you
are utterly wrong. They are most certainly not twins.
Can you explain?