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Gradually an idea came to David. It started as a small, faint thought at the back of his mind, wavered, began to grow and expand and fill out  became bigger and clearer and better and   "Phoenix!" cried David, jumping to his feet. GRADUALLY AN IDEA CAME TO DAVID IT STARTED AS A SMALL FAINT THOUGHT AT THE BACK OF HIS MIND WAVERED BEGAN TO GROW AND EXPAND AND FILL OUT BECAME BIGGER AND CLEARER AND BETTER AND PHOENIX CRIED DAVID JUMPING TO HIS FEET
rkest before dawn." Presently they reached a hillside. David and the Phoenix were marched up to a cave and thrown in. Two of the Gryffons sat down at the entrance to guard them while the others went off to consider the best method of carrying out the penalty. David was terribly frightened now, but he did not want to let the Phoenix know it. In a voice which trembled a little he asked, "What are we going to do?" The Phoenix frowned. "Do not be downcast, my boy. My brain is equal to any occasion. I shall Think. Silence, please." And the Phoenix, covering its eyes with one wing, Thought. To keep himself occupied, David explored the cave. But there was nothing to see. The cave was small and bare. He tested the walls thoroughly to see if there were any places where they might dig their way out. There were none. His feet raised a cloud of fine dust, which got into his eyes and nose and made him sneeze violently. Discouraged, he went back to the Phoenix and sat down. There was a long silence.  PHOENIX WHISPERED IT IS ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE DAWN PRESENTLY THEY REACHED A HILLSIDE DAVID AND THE PHOENIX WERE MARCHED UP TO A CAVE AND THROWN IN TWO OF THE GRYFFINS SAT DOWN AT THE ENTRANCE TO GUARD THEM WHILE THE OTHERS WENT OFF TO CONSIDER THE BEST METHOD OF CARRYING OUT THE PENALTY DAVID WAS TERRIBLY FRIGHTENED NOW BUT HE DID NOT WANT TO LET THE PHOENIX KNOW IT IN A VOICE WHICH TREMBLED A LITTLE HE ASKED WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO THE PHOENIX FROWNED DO NOT BE DOWNCAST MY BOY MY BRAIN IS EQUAL TO ANY OCCASION I SHALL THINK SILENCE PLEASE AND THE PHOENIX COVERING ITS EYES WITH ONE WING THOUGHT TO KEEP HIMSELF OCCUPIED DAVID EXPLORED THE CAVE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING TO SEE THE CAVE WAS SMALL AND BARE HE TESTED THE WALLS THOROUGHLY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PLACES WHERE THEY MIGHT DIG THEIR WAY OUT THERE WERE NONE HIS FEET RAISED A CLOUD OF FINE DUST WHICH GOT INTO HIS EYES AND NOSE AND MADE HIM SNEEZE VIOLENTLY DISCOURAGED HE WENT BACK TO THE PHOENIX AND SAT DOWN THERE WAS A LONG SILENCE
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