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The five, however, _knew_; and Deston and Jones had several long and highly unsatisfactory discussions; at first with Adams, and later between themselves. THE FIVE HOWEVER KNEW AND DESTON AND JONES HAD SEVERAL LONG AND HIGHLY UNSATISFACTORY DISCUSSIONS AT FIRST WITH ADAMS AND LATER BETWEEN THEMSELVES
arbara had said, calmly. "I just _know_ he's Theodore." "Uh-huh, I know." Bernice had nodded her spectacular head. "And we wanted a girl, so she is. Barbara Bernice Jones, her name is. A living doll." Although both pregnancies were well advanced, neither was very near full term. Thus it was clear that both periods of gestation were going to be well over a year in length; but none of the five persons who knew it so much as mentioned the fact. To Adams it was only one tiny datum in an incredibly huge and complex mathematical structure. The parents did not want to be pilloried as crackpots, as publicity-seeking liars, or as being unable to count; and they knew that nobody would believe them if they told the truth; even--or especially?--no medical doctor. The more any doctor knew about gynecology and obstetrics, in fact, the less he would believe any such story as theirs. Of what use is it to pit such puny and trivial things as _facts_ against rock-ribbed, iron-bound, entrenched AUTHORITY? PPOSE SHE'S A THEODORA BERNICE HAD TWITTED HER AH HABA SAID CALMLY I JUST KNOW HE'S A THEODORE AH I KNOW BERNICE HAD NODDED HER SPECTACULAR HEAD AND WE WANTED A GIRL SO SHE IS BARBARA BERNICE JONES HER NAME IS A LIVING DOLL ALTHOUGH BOTH PREGNANCIES WERE WELL ADVANCED NEITHER WAS VERY NEAR FULL TERM THUS IT WAS CLEAR THAT BOTH PERIODS OF GESTATION WERE GOING TO BE WELL OVER A YEAR IN LENGTH BUT NONE OF THE FIVE PERSONS WHO KNEW IT SO MUCH AS MENTIONED THE FACT TO ADAMS IT WAS ONLY ONE TINY DATUM IN AN INCREDIBLY HUGE AND COMPLEX MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURE THE PARENTS DID NOT WANT TO BE PILLORIED AS CRACK POTS AS PUBLIC SEEKING LIARS OR AS BEING UNABLE TO COUNT AND THEY KNEW THAT NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE THEM IF THEY TOLD THE TRUTH EVEN OR ESPECIALLY NO MEDICAL DOCTOR THE MORE ANY DOCTOR KNEW ABOUT GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS IN FACT THE LESS HE WOULD BELIEVE ANY SUCH STORY AS THEIRS OF WHAT USE IS IT TO PUT SUCH PUNY AND TRIVIAL THINGS AS FACTS AGAINST ROCK RIBBED IRON BOUND INTRENCHED AUTHORITY
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