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and then stopped short. Asking for money, he knew, was an impolite thing to do  especially from someone you had only just met. And there was no telling how the Sea Monster might feel about people nosing around for its treasure. So he looked at the Phoenix and waited for it to speak. AND THEN STOPPED SHORT ASKING FOR MONEY HE KNEW WAS AN IMPOLITE THING TO DO ESPECIALLY FROM SOME ONE YOU HAD ONLY JUST MET AND THERE WAS NO TELLING HOW THE SEA MONSTER MIGHT FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE NOSING AROUND FOR ITS TREASURE SO HE LOOKED AT THE PHOENIX AND WAITED FOR IT TO SPEAK
yly. "But I _do_ like to breathe now and then. Anyway, I wasn't safe even under water. They'd drop depth charges on me. One ship even launched a torpedo at me!" "How awful!" said David. "Tut! my boy," said the Phoenix. "I have no doubt our friend is stretching the truth shamelessly. You need not look so smug, Monster. You were not the only one in the war. _I_ have gone through anti-aircraft fire a number of times. Some of it was very severe. In fact, once I--" "Once I had the whole North Atlantic fleet after _me_," the Sea Monster interrupted proudly. "And _I_ remember the Franco-Prussian War!" said the Phoenix. "Which, I daresay, you do _not_." "Well--uh--no, I don't." "There you are!" the Phoenix crowed. The Sea Monster, looking rather ruffled, pointedly turned from the Phoenix and said to David, "What should you like to do, David?" David suddenly remembered what they had come for, and the excitement rushed back into his heart. He opened his mouth to cry "We want to dig for treasure!  BEEN TO STAY UNDER WATER THANK YOU PHOENIX SAID THE SEA MONSTER DRYLY BUT I DO LIKE TO BREATHE NOW AND THEN ANYWAY I WASN'T SAFE EVEN UNDER WATER THEY DROPPED DEPTH CHARGES ON ME ONE SHIP EVEN LAUNCHED A TORPEDO AT ME HOW AWFUL SAID DAVID TUT MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX I HAVE NO DOUBT OUR FRIEND IS STRETCHING THE TRUTH SHAMELESSLY YOU NEED NOT LOOK SO SMUG MONSTER YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE IN THE WAR I HAVE GONE THROUGH ANTI AIRCRAFT FIRE A NUMBER OF TIMES SOME OF IT WAS VERY SEVERE IN FACT ONCE I ONCE I HAD THE WHOLE NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET AFTER ME THE SEA MONSTER INTERRUPTED PROUDLY AND I REMEMBER THE FRANCO PRUSSIAN WAR SAID THE PHOENIX WHICH I DARE SAY YOU DO NOT WELL A NO I DON'T THERE YOU ARE THE PHOENIX CROWED THE SEA MONSTER LOOKING RATHER RUFFLED POINTEDLY TURNED FROM THE PHOENIX AND SAID TO DAVID WHAT SHOULD YOU LIKE TO DO DAVID DAVID SUDDENLY REMEMBERED WHAT THEY HAD COME FOR AND THE EXCITEMENT RUSHED BACK INTO HIS HEART HE HOPE OPENED HIS MOUTH TO CRY WE WANT TO DIG FOR TREASURE
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