"'I don't misunderstand you,' says the chicken's voice. 'I have you sized up to a dot. I've met hundreds like you!'
"I knocks on the door.
"'Come,' says the chicken, 'n' I walks in. She's standin' with the table between her 'n' a swell-lookin' guy.
"'Mr. Chandler,' she says. 'Let me introduce you to my brother.'
"'How do you do?' says the swell guy. 'You have a charming sister.'
"'She's a great kid,' I says.
"'You don't look much alike,' says the swell guy.
"'She's not my full sister,' I says. 'Our mothers weren't the same.'
"The chicken coughs a couple of times.
"'That explains it,' says the swell guy.