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"A damp, cooling cloth upon my forehead would be welcome, my boy," murmured the Phoenix. "Also a bit of nourishment." David slid down the bannister, got a handful of cookies and a glass of milk, and dampened a dish towel. When he returned, the Phoenix was fast asleep. A DAMP COOLING CLOTH UPON MY FOREHEAD WOULD BE WELCOME MY BOY MURMURED THE PHOENIX ALSO A BIT OF NOURISHMENT DAVID SLID DOWN THE BANISTER GOT A HANDFUL OF COOKIES AND A GLASS OF MILK AND DAMPENED A DISH TOWEL WHEN HE RETURNED THE PHOENIX WAS FAST ASLEEP
ar Phoenix:" and was wondering how you spelled "Phoenix," when there came a swish and a thump at his window, followed by a cautious whisper: "_Pssssst!_" David felt his scalp prickle. "Wh-wh-who's that?" he quavered. "Is that you, my boy?" whispered a familiar, guarded voice. "Ah, thank heavens!" And the Phoenix crawled through the window. Weak with relief, David snapped on the bedside light. The Phoenix presented a shocking sight. Its face was drawn with fatigue, and it looked rather draggled. Its back sagged, its wings drooped to the floor, and it walked with a limp. [Illustration] "Oh, Phoenix, Phoenix!" David whispered. He jumped to support the bird before it collapsed entirely. "Ah, thank you, my boy," the Phoenix murmured. "Your bed, I presume? May I? Thank you." The springs creaked under its weight as the Phoenix gingerly lay down. "What a night, my boy, _what_ a night!" it sighed weakly, closing its eyes. "Oh, Phoenix, what happened? Can I do anything for you?" David whispered. UT THAT BY THINKING OF WHAT HE WOULD PUT IN THE NOTE FOR THE PHOENIX HE HAD GOT AS FAR AS DEAR PHOENIX AND WAS WONDERING HOW YOU SPELLED PHOENIX WHEN THERE CAME A SWISH AND A THUMP AT HIS WINDOW FOLLOWED BY A CAUTIOUS WHISPER HIST DAVID FELT HIS SCALP PRICKLE WHOA WHO'S THAT HE QUAVERED IS THAT YOU MY BOY WHISPERED A FAMILIAR GUARDED VOICE AH THANK HEAVENS AND THE PHOENIX CRAWLED THROUGH THE WINDOW WEAK WITH RELIEF DAVID SNAPPED ON THE BEDSIDE LIGHT THE PHOENIX PRESENTED A SHOCKING SIGHT ITS FACE WAS DRAWN WITH FATIGUE AND IT LOOKED RATHER DRAGGLED ITS BACK SAGGED ITS WINGS DROOPED TO THE FLOOR AND IT WALKED WITH A LIMP OH PHOENIX PHOENIX DAVID WHISPERED HE JUMPED TO SUPPORT THE BIRD BEFORE IT COLLAPSED ENTIRELY AH THANK YOU MY BOY THE PHOENIX MURMURED YOUR BED I PRESUME MAY I THANK YOU THE SPRINGS CREAKED UNDER ITS WEIGHT AS THE PHOENIX GINGERLY LAY DOWN WHAT A NIGHT MY BOY WHAT A NIGHT IT SIGHED WEAKLY CLOSING ITS EYES O PHOENIX WHAT HAPPENED CAN I DO ANYTHING FOR YOU DAVID WHISPERED
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