Book Excerpt: '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.''Yes, that's it. I eat their eggs.''Is...