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You will be told when the time comes. I shall meet you tonight after dark, as soon as it is safe for me to come down. I trust you will have everything ready?" "Are you coming _down_?" "Precisely, my boy. A risk, I admit, but a necessary one. There is a hedge at the back of your house, is there not? Splendid. You may await me there." YOU WILL BE TOLD WHEN THE TIME COMES I SHALL MEET YOU TONIGHT AFTER DARK AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO COME DOWN I TRUST YOU WILL HAVE EVERYTHING READY ARE YOU COMING DOWN PRECISELY MY BOY A RISK I ADMIT BUT A NECESSARY ONE THERE IS A HEDGE AT THE BACK OF YOUR HOUSE IS THERE NOT SPLENDID YOU MAY AWAIT ME THERE
untainside. It was not until afternoon, when the sun had turned ruddy and shadows were beginning to stretch dark fingers across the land, that they finished the job. But at last the saplings were set in the notches, the nooses were formed and fastened on. Grass and leaves were strewn over the snares; chips, hewn branches, and other evidences of their work were removed. They sat down and looked proudly at each other. "My boy," said the Phoenix, "I have had a wide, and sometimes painful, experience with traps; so you may believe me when I say that these are among the best I have seen. We have done well." "They're sure strong enough," David agreed, flexing his fingers to take the stiffness out of them. "But what are we going to do if the Scientist does get caught in one?" "We shall burn that bridge when we reach it, my boy. Now, do you have the pliers, wire-cutters, and screw driver below?" "Yes, they're down in the cellar. What are we going to do with them, Phoenix?" "Patience, patience! E ASTONISHED PHOENIX THIRTY FEET UP THE MOUNTAIN SIDE IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE SUN HAD TURNED ROOTY AND SHADOWS WERE BEGINNING TO STRETCH DARK FINGERS ACROSS THE LAND THAT THEY FINISHED THE JOB BUT AT LAST THE SAPLINGS WERE SET IN THE NOTCHES THE NOOSES WERE FORMED AND FASTENED ON GRASS AND LEAVES WERE STREWN OVER THE SNARES CHIPS HEWN BRANCHES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF THEIR WORK WERE REMOVED THEY SAT DOWN AND LOOKED PROUDLY AT EACH OTHER MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX I HAVE HAD A WIDE AND SOMETIMES PAINFUL EXPERIENCE WITH TRAPS SO YOU MAY BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THAT THESE ARE AMONG THE BEST I HAVE SEEN WE HAVE DONE WELL THEY'RE SURE STRONG ENOUGH DAVID AGREED FLEXING HIS FINGERS TO TAKE THE STIFFNESS OUT OF THEM BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF THE SCIENTIST DOES GET CAUGHT IN ONE WE SHALL BURN THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE REACH IT MY BOY NOW DO YOU HAVE THE PLIERS WIRE CUTTERS AND SCREW DRIVER BELOW YES THEY'RE DOWN IN THE CELLAR WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THEM PHOENIX PATIENCE PATIENCE
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