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"Now, listen, Phoenix, we have to do something." "Quite right, my boy," the Phoenix mumbled, with its mouth full. NOW LISTEN PHOENIX WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING QUITE RIGHT MY BOY THE PHOENIX MUMBLED WITH ITS MOUTH FULL
d've been too late! But I hope you haven't--hurt him very much." "Nonsense, my boy," said the Phoenix. "A head so stuffed with scientific fact cannot be injured. He will come to in a short while." The Phoenix lifted the Scientist's sun helmet and examined the back of his head. "A large lump is developing, my boy. A most pleasant sight! I fear the sun helmet is now useless--crushed like an eggshell." And the Phoenix smiled proudly. [Illustration] "Well, I hope it isn't serious," David said doubtfully. "Anyway, we'll have to do something." "Precisely, my boy. But I think we should have a drink first." The Phoenix detached a canteen from the Scientist's belt and took a deep swig. "Ah, delicious! Our friend is well prepared, my boy." And indeed, the Scientist had all sorts of things with him: a hand-ax, a sheath knife, a compass, a camera, binoculars, a stop watch, notebooks and pencils, a coil of rope, maps. There was also a packet of sandwiches, which the Phoenix opened and began to eat. HANK GOODNESS PHOENIX DAVID EXCLAIMED ANOTHER MINUTE AND YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO LATE BUT I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T HURT HIM VERY MUCH NONSENSE MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX A HEAD SO STUFFED WITH SCIENTIFIC FACT CANNOT BE INJURED HE WILL COME TOO IN A SHORT WHILE THE PHOENIX LIFTED THE SCIENTIST'S SUN HELMET AND EXAMINED THE BACK OF HIS HEAD A LARGE LUMP IS DEVELOPING MY BOY A MOST PLEASANT SIGHT I FEAR THE SUN HELMET IS NOW USELESS CRUSHED LIKE AN EGG SHELL AND THE PHOENIX SMILED PROUDLY WELL I HOPE IT ISN'T SERIOUS DAVID SAID DOUBTFULLY IN A WAY WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING PRECISELY MY BOY BUT I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A DRINK FIRST THE PHOENIX DETACHED A CANTEEN FROM THE SCIENTIST'S BELT AND TOOK A DEEP SWIG AH DELICIOUS OUR FRIEND IS WELL PREPARED MY BOY AND INDEED THE SCIENTIST HAD ALL SORTS OF THINGS WITH HIM A HAND AXE SHEATH KNIFE A COMPASS A CAMERA BINOCULARS A STOP WATCH NOTE BOOKS AND PENCILS A COIL OF ROPE MAPS THERE WAS ALSO A PACKET OF SANDWICHES WHICH THE PHOENIX OPENED AND BEGAN TO EAT
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