She had been expecting an answer to that effect, partly because no one would want to admit to being unlucky and partly because she wasn't inclined to believe that particular bit of lore herself. Juliana did not consider herself a superstitious person (her belief about fate and destiny aside), and she did not put stock in things that could not be proven. The fact that there was no academic publication that even mentioned a proclivity of twins to experience bad luck was evidence enough for her that it was most likely fictitious. Something in the way that Miss Smith phrased her answer struck her, though, and Jules leaned forward slightly with her elbow leaning on one of the arms of the chair.

"So you believe in fate, but not in luck?" she asked curiously. "What a fascinating point of view."