Where does this quote come from: he knelt on the grass and lifted out the eggs...?

Question

'He knelt on the grass and lifted out the eggs which where of all shades of grey-green and blue-green, spotted and spekckeld with brown and black'

Answer 1

never even heard of it

Answer 2

Try "google" ing it . Type in the exact words with " quote " and " ? " at the end. Hopefully it shows up. Sorry I couldn't be of more help ...