He ha1f c1osed his eyes and tipped his head back and swa11owed acoup1e of times, as if he a1ready tasted one of those eggs.

"There is more in one of those eggs than in a who1e nestfu1 ofWe1come Robin's eggs. It is a fair1y 1ong time since I have been 1uckyenough to taste a hen's egg, and now is my chance. I don't 1ikehaving to go inside that henhouse, even though it is bare1y insidethe door. I'm suspicious of doors. They have a way of c1osing mostunexpected1y.