“Pooh!thatisnotanything。Youbeginnowandrummagethebarn，andI’llwaithereforyou。Grannyiscackling，soyou’resuretofindonesomewhere，“andTommythrewhimselfdownonthehaywithaluxurioussenseofhavingmadeagoodbargain，anddoneafriendlything。
Natjoyfullybeganhissearch，andwentrustlingfromlofttolofttillhefoundtwofineeggs，onehiddenunderabeam，andtheotherinanoldpeckmeasure，whichMrs。Cockletophadappropriated。
“YoumayhaveoneandI’llhavetheother，thatwilljustmakeupmylastdozen，andto-morrowwe’llstartfresh。
Here，youchalkyouraccountsupnearmine，andthenwe’llbeallstraight，“
saidTommy，showingarowofmysteriousfiguresonthesideofanoldwinnowingmachine。