three
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Then he spoke kind o ' slow an ' drawly . `` Cook ? '' sez he . `` We 'll , I 'd be willin ' to bet ` at you 've stayed up till three o'clock a heap more times 'n you have ever arose at this wholesome hour . What can you cook ? '' Well , the feller he laughed , an ' sez , `` You win . I own up ` at I ai n't no cook , nor I ai n't no cow puncher ; but my pension has stopped an ' my appetite is still runnin ' .