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Is she your sister ? '' As he spoke , he picked up an egg and carefully broke it on the edge of his plate . `` Yes , Gail 's the oldest of us -- Oh , Mr. Tramp , just see what you have done ! I was afraid Gail had n't given you breakfast enough and that you might get hungry before noon , so when she was n't looking I put on a whole lot of extra toast and four eggs and some matches to cook them with , and you 've gone and smashed a _ raw _ egg all over everything ! '' He stared in dismay at the broken yolk streaming over his creamed potatoes , and then , seeing the consternation in the big , brown eyes of his small hostess , he laughed heartily and said , `` Never mind , little girl ! I 'm hungry enough for even raw eggs this morning . Doctors often make their patients eat such things .