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‘But somebody knows that you are in the house?’
‘No; nobody.’
‘How do you get your dinner, then?’
‘I keep poultry – of a sort.’
‘Where do you keep them?’
‘I will show you.’
‘And who makes the chicken broth for you?’
‘I never kill any of MY chickens.’
‘Then I can’t understand.’
‘What did you have for breakfast this morning?’ asked the lady.
‘Oh! I had bread and milk, and an egg – I dare say you eat their eggs.’ The Princess and the Goblin By George MacDonald Pdf
‘Yes, that’s it. I eat their eggs.’
‘Is that what makes your hair so white?’
‘No, my dear. It’s old age. I am very old.’
‘I thought so. Are you fifty?’
‘Yes – more than that.’
‘Are you a hundred?’
‘Yes – more than that. I am too old for you to guess. Come and see my chickens.’