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But David noticed that its whiskers had perked up to a quite cheerful angle. The Sea Monster was obviously delighted to have someone listen to its troubles. "Yes," it said, heaving a third sigh, "I was. From the very beginning, much against my will. Guns all over the place! Terrible!" BUT DAVID NOTICED THAT ITS WHISKERS HAD PERKED UP TO A QUITE CHEERFUL ANGLE THE SEA MONSTER WAS OBVIOUSLY DELIGHTED TO HAVE SOMEONE LISTEN TO ITS TROUBLES YES IT SAID HEAVING A THIRD SIGH I WAS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING MUCH AGAINST MY WILL GUNS ALL OVER THE PLACE TERRIBLE
 its ears, eyes that were soft and cowlike, and a most expressive set of whiskers. The whiskers were now at a doubtful, half-mast angle. "Ah, Phoenix," said the Sea Monster at last in a mild voice. "Can't you remember to wake me a bit more gently? I thought you were--" "Come on out," said the Phoenix firmly, "and stop looking like a lost sheep." "Uh--what about--uh--that?" said the Sea Monster hesitantly, pointing one ear at David. "This," said the Phoenix, "is David. He is getting an education. I assure you that he will not bite." The Sea Monster swam toward them, heaved itself out of the water, and offered its huge flipper for David to shake. [Illustration] "Sorry I rushed off like that," it said. "The trouble is, I've had such a bad case of war nerves. Why, sometimes I jump out of my skin at nothing at all." "Were you in the war?" David asked. "Ah, _was_ I," sighed the Sea Monster. It flopped down comfortably on its belly, curled its tail around its front flippers, and sighed again. GET A BETTER VIEW DAVID SAW THAT IT HAD TWO SHORT STRAIGHT HORNS JUST IN FRONT OF ITS EARS EYES THAT WERE SOFT AND COW LIKE AND A MOST EXPRESSIVE SET OF WHISKERS THE WHISKERS WERE NOW AT A DOUBTFUL HALF MAST ANGLE AH PHOENIX SAID THE SEA MONSTER AT LAST IN A MILD VOICE CAN'T YOU REMEMBER TO WAKE ME A BIT MORE GENTLY I THOUGHT YOU WERE COME ON OUT SAID THE PHOENIX FIRMLY AND STOPPED LOOKING LIKE A LOST SHEEP A WHAT ABOUT A THAT SAID THE SEA MONSTER HESITANTLY POINTING ONE EAR AT DAVID THIS SAID THE PHOENIX IS DAVID HE IS GETTING AN EDUCATION I ASSURE YOU THAT HE WILL NOT BITE THE SEA MONSTER SWAM TOWARD THEM HEAVED ITSELF OUT OF THE WATER AND OFFERED A HUGE FLIPPER FOR DAVID TO SHAKE SORRY I RUSHED OFF LIKE THAT IT SAID THE TROUBLE IS I'VE HAD SUCH A BAD CASE OF WAR NERVES WHY SOMETIMES I JUMP OUT OF MY SKIN AT NOTHING AT ALL WERE YOU IN THE WAR DAVID ASKED AH WAS I SIGHED THE SEA MONSTER IT FLOPPED DOWN COMFORTABLY ON ITS BELLY CURLED ITS TAIL AROUND ITS FRONT FLIPPERS AND SIGHED AGAIN
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