'Twarn't long afore her'd a-laid sax more, and then her sets to work to hatch mun out.
"Nat'rally, arter a while the brood was all hatched out, 'ceptin', o' cou'se, the porc'lain egg.

The mother didn't take no suspishun but 'twere all right, on'y a bit stubborn.

So her sot down for two days more, an' did all a hen cud do to hatch that chick.

No good; 'twudn' budge.

You niver seed a fowl that hurted in mind; but niver a thought o' givin' in.