Quotation from: The Little Lady of the Big House

Written by: Jack London

"It was, and still is," Dick beamed. "But these are babies. And the
least hopeful of the families had the rashness to have twins."

"A lot of wiseacres are shaking their heads over that experiment of
yours, and I make free to say that I am merely holding my judgment--
you've got to show me by bookkeeping," Colonel Stoddard was saying,
immensely pleased at the invitation to be shown over in person.