Egg-shell she o'er.

Ye Fynde.

At break of shell, as chickenward

(For aught she knew) her spoon she stirred,

A something stubborn claimed a stare.

"My brooch!" cried with a startled air,

Egg-shell she o'er.

Ye Ende.

There in the middle—so they say—

Hard, but albuminous it lay.