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The springs creaked under its weight as the Phoenix gingerly lay down. "What a night, my boy, _what_ a night!" it sighed weakly, closing its eyes. THE SPRINGS CREAKED UNDER ITS WEIGHT AS THE PHOENIX GINGERLY LAY DOWN WHAT A NIGHT MY BOY WHAT A NIGHT IT SIGHED WEAKLY CLOSING ITS EYES
e was a little nervous himself now about that burglar. What if he should meet him when he went out again? He tried to forget about that by thinking of what he would put in the note for the Phoenix. He had got as far as "Dear Phoenix:" and was wondering how you spelled "Phoenix," when there came a swish and a thump at his window, followed by a cautious whisper: "_Pssssst!_" David felt his scalp prickle. "Wh-wh-who's that?" he quavered. "Is that you, my boy?" whispered a familiar, guarded voice. "Ah, thank heavens!" And the Phoenix crawled through the window. Weak with relief, David snapped on the bedside light. The Phoenix presented a shocking sight. Its face was drawn with fatigue, and it looked rather draggled. Its back sagged, its wings drooped to the floor, and it walked with a limp. [Illustration] "Oh, Phoenix, Phoenix!" David whispered. He jumped to support the bird before it collapsed entirely. "Ah, thank you, my boy," the Phoenix murmured. "Your bed, I presume? May I? Thank you. HE DARED TO MOVE AGAIN AND HE WOULD HAVE TO BE DOUBLY CAREFUL THIS TIME AND HE WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS HIMSELF NOW ABOUT THAT BURGLAR WHAT IF HE SHOULD MEET HIM WHEN HE WENT OUT AGAIN HE TRIED TO FORGET ABOUT THAT BY THINKING OF WHAT HE WOULD PUT IN THE NOTE FOR THE PHOENIX HE HAD GOT AS FAR AS DEAR PHOENIX AND WAS WONDERING HOW YOU SPELLED PHOENIX WHEN THERE CAME A SWISH AND A THUMP AT HIS WINDOW FOLLOWED BY A CAUTIOUS WHISPER HIST DAVID FELT HIS SCALP PRICKLE WHOA WHO'S THAT HE QUAVERED IS THAT YOU MY BOY WHISPERED A FAMILIAR GUARDED VOICE AH THANK HEAVENS AND THE PHOENIX CRAWLED THROUGH THE WINDOW WEAK WITH RELIEF DAVID SNAPPED ON THE BEDSIDE LIGHT THE PHOENIX PRESENTED A SHOCKING SIGHT ITS FACE WAS DRAWN WITH FATIGUE AND IT LOOKED RATHER DRAGGLED ITS BACK SAGGED ITS WINGS DROOPED TO THE FLOOR AND IT WALKED WITH A LIMP OH PHOENIX PHOENIX DAVID WHISPERED HE JUMPED TO SUPPORT THE BIRD BEFORE IT COLLAPSED ENTIRELY AH THANK YOU MY BOY THE PHOENIX MURMURED YOUR BED I PRESUME MAY I THANK YOU
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