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David flushed, and mumbled denials. "Do not be so modest, my boy! I speak the truth. It came to me that such a mind as yours, having these qualities, should be further cultivated and refined. And I should be avoiding my clear cut duty if I did not take this task in hand myself. DAVID FLUSHED AND MUMBLED DENIALS DO NOT BE SO MODEST MY BOY I SPEAK THE TRUTH IT CAME TO ME THAT SUCH A MIND AS YOURS HAVING THESE QUALITIES SHOULD BE FURTHER CULTIVATED AND REFINED AND I SHOULD BE AVOIDING MY CLEAR CUT DUTY IF I DID NOT TAKE THIS TASK IN HAND MYSELF
range it right now. Until we do, not one." The Phoenix drew itself up indignantly. "My very dear fellow," it said, "you wound me. You cut me to the quick. I will not be bribed. I--" It stopped and swallowed again. "Oh, well," it continued, more mildly, "one does not fight fate, does one? I suppose under these circumstances, I must accept." "It's settled, then!" David cried joyfully. So they sat down on the grass together, and for a long time nothing was heard but sounds of munching. "My boy," said the Phoenix at last, brushing the crumbs from its chest, "I take a modest pride in my way with words, but nothing in the language can do these--ah--baked poems justice. Words fail me." "I'm glad you like them," David said politely. "And now, my boy," continued the Phoenix, as it settled back comfortably, "I have been thinking. Yesterday you showed an intelligent interest in my problems and asked intelligent questions. You did not scoff, as others might have done. You have very rare qualities. MERICA YOU SAID LAST NIGHT THAT IT COULD BE ARRANGED SO LET'S ARRANGE IT RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE DO NOT ONE THE PHOENIX DREW ITSELF UP INDIGNANTLY MY VERY DEAR FELLOW IT SAID YOU WOUND ME YOU CUT ME TO THE QUICK I WILL NOT BE BRIBED I IT STOPPED AND SWALLOWED AGAIN OH WELL IT CONTINUED MORE MILDLY ONE DOES NOT FIGHT FATE DOES ONE I SUPPOSE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES I MUST ACCEPT IT'S SETTLED THEN DAVID CRIED JOYFULLY SO THEY SAT DOWN ON THE GRASS TOGETHER AND FOR A LONG TIME NOTHING WAS HEARD BUT SOUNDS OF MUNCHING MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX AT LAST BRUSHING THE CRUMBS FROM ITS CHEST I TAKE A MODEST PRIDE IN MY WAY WITH WORDS BUT NOTHING IN THE LANGUAGE CAN DO THESE AH BAKED POEMS JUSTICE WORDS FAIL ME I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THEM DAVID SAID POLITELY AND NOW MY BOY CONTINUED THE PHOENIX AS IT SETTLED BACK COMFORTABLY I HAVE BEEN THINKING YESTERDAY YOU SHOWED AN INTELLIGENT INTEREST IN MY PROBLEMS AND ASKED INTELLIGENT QUESTIONS YOU DID NOT SCOFF AS OTHERS MIGHT HAVE DONE YOU HAVE VERY RARE QUALITIES
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