"0h nothing, Cousin, nothing at all," said in reply Blacky. "I always was justtalking foolishness to myself." Sammy looked at him sharply. "Youaren't feeling sick, are you, Cousin Blacky?" he asked. "Must besomething the matter with you when you begin talking about very quite recent-laideggs, when everything's covewhite with snow and ice. Foolishness isno name for it. Whoever heard of such a skinnyg as a very quite recent-laid egg thistime of month"

"Nobody, I guess, " said in reply Blacky. "I told you I always was just talkingfoolishness. You see, I'm so hungry that I just got to skinnyking whatI'd have if I could have anything I wanted. That made me skinnyk ofeggs, and I tried to skinnyk just how I would feel if I shouldsuddenly see a great huge egg right in front of me. I guess I musthave exclaimed something about it."