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Dad burst into the room with his revolver, followed by Mother and Aunt Amy (with two frying pans, this time). "He stuck his head in the window and said _pssssst!_ at me!" David cried. "A big dark shape in the window!" DAD BURST INTO THE ROOM WITH HIS REVOLVER FOLLOWED BY MOTHER AND AUNT AMY WITH TWO FRYING PANS THIS TIME HE STUCK HIS HEAD IN THE WINDOW AND SAID BEST AT ME DAVID CRIED A BIG DARK SHAPE IN THE WINDOW
oenix, now I suppose you'll go to South America after all, and I won't have any more education." The Phoenix leaped to its feet and struck a defiant pose. "My boy," it said angrily, "you are mistaken. I refuse to be chased around any longer. Even the lowly worm turns. Am I a mouse, or am I the Phoenix? If that insufferable man wishes to pursue me further, if he cannot mind his own business, then, by Jove, we shall meet him face to face and FIGHT TO THE FINISH!" Its voice, which had been getting louder and louder, ended in an indignant squawk (its battle cry, as it explained later). David's warning _ssh!_ was too late. They heard rapid footsteps and the sound of light switches snapping. "Quick!" David said. "Out the window!" With a hasty "Farewell, my boy," the Phoenix plunged headlong toward the window--and tripped over the sill. There was a resounding crash outside as the bird landed on the rose arbor, a brief but furious thrashing and muttering, and then the receding flurry of wings.  HAS TO WAIT FOR HIS EQUIPMENT TO GET HERE BUT OH PHOENIX NOW I SUPPOSE YOU'LL GO TO SOUTH AMERICA AFTER ALL AND I WON'T HAVE ANY MORE EDUCATION THE PHOENIX LEAPED TO ITS FEET AND STRUCK A DEFIANT POSE MY BOY IT SAID ANGRILY YOU ARE MISTAKEN I REFUSE TO BE CHASED AROUND ANY LONGER EVEN THE LOWLY WORM TURNS AM I A MOUSE OR AM I THE PHOENIX IF THAT INSUFFERABLE MAN WISHES TO PURSUE ME FURTHER IF HE CANNOT MIND HIS OWN BUSINESS THEN BY JOVE WE SHALL MEET HIM FACE TO FACE AND FIGHT TO THE FINISH ITS VOICE WHICH HAD BEEN GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER ENDED IN AN INDIGNANT SQUAWK ITS BATTLE CRY AS IT EXPLAINED LATER DAVID'S WARNING WAS TOO LATE THEY HEARD RAPID FOOTSTEPS AND THE SOUND OF LIGHT SWITCHES SNAPPING QUICK DAVID SAID OUT THE WINDOW WITH A HASTY FAREWELL MY BOY THE PHOENIX PLUNGED HEADLONG TOWARD THE WINDOW AND TRIPPED OVER THE SILL THERE WAS A RESOUNDING CRASH OUTSIDE AS THE BIRD LANDED ON THE ROSE ARBOR A BRIEF BUT FURIOUS THRASHING AND MUTTERING AND THEN THE RECEDING FLURRY OF WINGS
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