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Then David recalled that he had something to say too. The shock of remembering was such that he blurted out the news without thinking of softening the blow. "Phoenix, listen! The Scientist is here!" The Phoenix sat up in bed with a jerk, and David barely suppressed its startled exclamation by clamping a hand over its beak. THEN DAVID RECALLED THAT HE HAD SOMETHING TO SAY TOO THE SHOCK OF REMEMBERING WAS SUCH THAT HE BLURTED OUT THE NEWS WITHOUT THINKING OF SOFTENING THE BLOW PHOENIX LISTEN THE SCIENTIST IS HERE THE PHOENIX SAT UP IN BED WITH A JERK AND DAVID BARELY SUPPRESSED ITS STARTLED EXCLAMATION BY CLAMPING A HAND OVER ITS BEAK
t I should be too tired to go traveling tomorrow. So I decided to tell you, in case you should want to do something else during the day. But I did not know which house was yours. I had to pick one at random. I thrust my head in a window and uttered a cautious _pssssst_! Imagine my dismay when I was answered by a piercing scream! I had to beat a hasty and undignified retreat into a garage until all was peaceful again. Then I did the same thing at the next house, and the next, with the same results." The Phoenix sighed. "Would you believe it, my boy?--this is the fifth house I tried. But I knew I was on the right track when I heard them calling for you." "Oh, so it was _you_," said David. "You almost frightened Mother to death. She thought you were a burglar." "My dear fellow, I am really sorry for having caused any misunderstanding or fright," said the Phoenix apologetically. "It was just that I wanted to tell you of my victory--that is, to tell you that I should be indisposed tomorrow. WENDED MY WEARY WAY HOMEWARD I REALIZED THAT I SHOULD BE TOO TIRED TO GO TRAVELING TO MORROW SO I DECIDED TO TELL YOU IN CASE YOU SHOULD WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE DURING THE DAY BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHICH HOUSE WAS YOURS I HAD TO PICK ONE AT RANDOM I THRUST MY HEAD IN A WINDOW AND UTTERED A CAUTIOUS PIST IMAGINE MY DISMAY WHEN I WAS ANSWERED BY A PIERCING SCREAM I HAD TO BEAT A HASTY AND UNDIGNIFIED RETREAT INTO A GARAGE UNTIL ALL WAS PEACEFUL AGAIN THEN I DID THE SAME THING AT THE NEXT HOUSE AND THE NEXT WITH THE SAME RESULTS THE PHOENIX SIGHED WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT MY BOY THIS IS THE FIFTH HOUSE I TRIED BUT I KNEW I WAS ON THE RIGHT TRACK WHEN I HEARD THEM CALLING FOR YOU OH SO IT WAS YOU SAID DAVID YOU ALMOST FRIGHTENED MOTHER TO DEATH SHE THOUGHT YOU WERE A BURGLAR MY DEAR FELLOW I AM REALLY SORRY FOR HAVING CAUSED ANY MISUNDERSTANDING OR FRIGHT SAID THE PHOENIX APOLOGETICALLY IT WAS JUST THAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU OF MY VICTORY THAT IS TO TELL YOU THAT I SHOULD BE INDISPOSED TO MORROW
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