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"Of course not," said the Phoenix. And David leaped up and shouted "Hooray!" and grabbed the spade and his jacket. OF COURSE NOT SAID THE PHOENIX AND DAVID LEAPED UP AND SHOUTED HOORAY AND GRABBED THE SPADE IN HIS JACKET
e Phoenix hastily. "After all, you have no need for the treasure, and it does absolutely no good buried under the ground." "It doesn't do any harm there, either," said the Sea Monster. "Really, Phoenix, I never thought _you_--" "Monster," said the Phoenix solemnly, "_this_--is a matter of life or death." "Life or death--ha!" "Please, Monster," said David. "It really is life or death, because the Scientist is chasing the Phoenix, and the Phoenix has a plan to escape him, and we need some money to carry out the plan so the Scientist can't hurt the Phoenix." "A few small coins will do," added the Phoenix, with a winning smile. "A louis d'or, for example, or some pieces of eight. After which you may bury the rest again." "_Please_, Monster!" David begged. The Monster looked at David, and at the Phoenix, and then at David again, and then at the lagoon. It sighed a very doubtful sigh. "Oh ... all right," it said reluctantly. "But for goodness sake, don't go telling anyone where you found it. EA MONSTER ITS WHISKERS SAGGED NOW PLEASE DO NOT BE OFFENDED MONSTER SAID THE PHOENIX HASTILY AFTER ALL YOU HAVE NO NEED FOR THE TREASURE AND IT DOES ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD BURIED UNDER THE GROUND IT DOESN'T DO ANY HARM THERE EITHER SAID THE SEA MONSTER REALLY PHOENIX I NEVER THOUGHT YOU MONSTER SAID THE PHOENIX SOLEMNLY THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH LIFE OR DEATH HA PLEASE MONSTER SAID DAVID IT REALLY IS LIFE OR DEATH BECAUSE THE SCIENTIST IS CHASING THE PHOENIX AND THE PHOENIX HAS A PLAN TO ESCAPE HIM AND WE NEED SOME MONEY TO CARRY OUT THE PLAN SO THE SCIENTIST CAN'T HURT THE PHOENIX A FEW SMALL COINS WILL DO ADDED THE PHOENIX WITH A WINNING SMILE A LEUIS D'ORE FOR EXAMPLE OR SOME PIECES OF EIGHT AFTER WHICH YOU MAY BURY THE REST AGAIN PLEASE MONSTER DAVID BEGGED THE MONSTER LOOKED AT DAVID AND AT THE PHOENIX AND THEN AT DAVID AGAIN AND THEN AT THE LAGOON IT SIGHED A VERY DOUBTFUL SIGH OH ALL RIGHT IT SAID RELUCTANTLY BUT FOR GOODNESS SAKE DON'T GO TELLING ANY ONE WHERE YOU FOUND IT
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