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The Monster looked at David, and at the Phoenix, and then at David again, and then at the lagoon. It sighed a very doubtful sigh. THE MONSTER LOOKED AT DAVID AND AT THE PHOENIX AND THEN AT DAVID AGAIN AND THEN AT THE LAGOON IT SIGHED A VERY DOUBTFUL SIGH
such a trifling matter" (here the Phoenix gave a careless laugh) "that I should not really bring it up at all. Ah--we need a bit of money." "Oh," said the Sea Monster. Its whiskers sagged. "Now, please do not be offended, Monster," said the Phoenix hastily. "After all, you have no need for the treasure, and it does absolutely no good buried under the ground." "It doesn't do any harm there, either," said the Sea Monster. "Really, Phoenix, I never thought _you_--" "Monster," said the Phoenix solemnly, "_this_--is a matter of life or death." "Life or death--ha!" "Please, Monster," said David. "It really is life or death, because the Scientist is chasing the Phoenix, and the Phoenix has a plan to escape him, and we need some money to carry out the plan so the Scientist can't hurt the Phoenix." "A few small coins will do," added the Phoenix, with a winning smile. "A louis d'or, for example, or some pieces of eight. After which you may bury the rest again." "_Please_, Monster!" David begged. PER MONSTER OLD CHUM WE AH WE WELL THE PLAIN FACT IS THAT WE A WE HAVE NEED OF SUCH A TRIFLING MATTER HERE THE PHOENIX GAVE A CARELESS LAUGH THAT I SHOULD NOT REALLY BRING IT UP AT ALL AH WE NEED A BIT OF MONEY OH SAID THE SEA MONSTER ITS WHISKERS SAGGED NOW PLEASE DO NOT BE OFFENDED MONSTER SAID THE PHOENIX HASTILY AFTER ALL YOU HAVE NO NEED FOR THE TREASURE AND IT DOES ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD BURIED UNDER THE GROUND IT DOESN'T DO ANY HARM THERE EITHER SAID THE SEA MONSTER REALLY PHOENIX I NEVER THOUGHT YOU MONSTER SAID THE PHOENIX SOLEMNLY THIS IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH LIFE OR DEATH HA PLEASE MONSTER SAID DAVID IT REALLY IS LIFE OR DEATH BECAUSE THE SCIENTIST IS CHASING THE PHOENIX AND THE PHOENIX HAS A PLAN TO ESCAPE HIM AND WE NEED SOME MONEY TO CARRY OUT THE PLAN SO THE SCIENTIST CAN'T HURT THE PHOENIX A FEW SMALL COINS WILL DO ADDED THE PHOENIX WITH A WINNING SMILE A LEUIS D'ORE FOR EXAMPLE OR SOME PIECES OF EIGHT AFTER WHICH YOU MAY BURY THE REST AGAIN PLEASE MONSTER DAVID BEGGED
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