“Chewdoin?” ask Gabby.
“Nuttin,” replied Otis.
“What you got stuck in your ear there, Otis?” inquired Gabby. “It looks like a hearing aid.”
“It is!” said Otis. “But it don’t work.”
“Why do you have it in your ear then, Otis, if it don’t work?” came the next question from Gabby.
“When people see it, they’ll think I’m hard of hearing and they’ll talk louder,” answered Otis.