The hotel didn't have a restaurant, but earlier in the day
Colin had seen a pub which had a restaurant attached, just
down the street. He decided to walk there.
The food and wine were excellent. At last, Colin began to
relax. So after the meal, instead of going straight back to the
hotel to have an early night, he went into the bar of the pub. It
was noisy and crowded, but Colin didn't care about that. In one
corner of the bar there was a large television set. A football
match was showing, and most of the customers were watching
it. Colin bought a drink and tried to find an empty seat. As he
was looking round the crowded room, he saw something that
almost made him drop his glass. He walked towards a man who
was standing at the other end of the bar.
'For a moment, I thought I was looking in a mirror,' he said.
The other man was shocked too. The two of them stood
facing each other. It was strange - unreal. Then they both
laughed.
The two men were unbelievably alike. They were both in
their late thirties, they had almost identical features, they even
had the same hairstyle. Colin was perhaps slightly heavier, but
otherwise the two men were doubles.
'We could be twin brothers,' the other man said.
They introduced themselves. The other man's name was
John Bentley. He had a soft London accent4.
'There's a seat free at our table, if you'd like to join us,' he
said. 'I must introduce you to my wife.'
Linda Bentley was sitting on a long seat in the corner farthest
from the television. She moved along the seat to make
room for Colin.
'It's incredible,' she said, looking at Colin and her husband.
'You two are identical - you're perfect doubles!'
Linda was dressed in black clothes. She had fair hair, large
green eyes, and a broad smile. She wore a lot of make-up and