She was very proud of her purchases, and indeed they were fine fowls.

In the evening I made some allusion to the cost of all this carpenter work, carriage-hire, etc., besides the price of the chickens.
"O!" said she, "you don't look at the matter in the right light.

You haven't studied it up as I have.

Now, just let me show you how this thing will pay, if carried on properly." Producing a piece of paper covered with figures, she continued: "I begin with ten hens--I got four common ones, because it would make it easier to calculate.

After a while, I set these ten hens on thirteen eggs each; three of these eggs will probably spoil,--that leaves ten chickens hatched out.