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And she turned out the light and shut the door. This was awful! He could not sneak downstairs, because the stairs could be seen from the living room. He could not climb out of his window, because a rose arbor was directly beneath it, and he would be ripped by the thorns. And Mother always came in to say good night before she went to bed. If he was not there when she came in tonight, there would be a lot of unpleasant explaining to do. The only thing, then, was to wait until the Scientist went home and everyone was in bed. AND SHE TURNED OUT THE LIGHT AND SHUT THE DOOR THIS WAS AWFUL HE COULD NOT SNEAK DOWNSTAIRS BECAUSE THE STAIRS COULD BE SEEN FROM THE LIVING ROOM HE COULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF HIS WINDOW BECAUSE A ROSE ARBOUR WAS DIRECTLY BENEATH IT AND HE WOULD BE RIPPED BY THE THORNS AND MOTHER ALWAYS CAME IN TO SAY GOOD NIGHT BEFORE SHE WENT TO BED IF HE WAS NOT THERE WHEN SHE CAME IN TO NIGHT THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF UNPLEASANT EXPLAINING TO DO THE ONLY THING THEN WAS TO WAIT UNTIL THE SCIENTIST WENT HOME AND EVERYONE WAS IN BED
ing." David listened with horror. The dinner before him went untouched. His only thought was that now he would have to warn the Phoenix as soon as possible. The Phoenix would go to South America after all, and his education would end before it had even started. All because of this hateful man! He fought to hold back his tears. Dinner was over at last. David mumbled his excuses and ducked out of the dining room, but Aunt Amy seized him firmly just as he thought he had got away. "Bedtime for you, David," she said firmly. "Oh, Aunt Amy, please! I've got to--" "Upstairs, young man. You've had enough gallivanting around for one day. You're all worn out." "I'm _not_!" said David, struggling. "I feel fine. Look, I just _have_ to--" It was useless. She marched him upstairs to his room and stood in the doorway until he had undressed and put on his pajamas and got into bed. "Now," she said, "you go to sleep. The mountain will still be there in the morning--unless there's a landslide. Good night. THER CAUGHT OR KILLED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN LEARNING DAVID LISTENED WITH HORROR THE DINNER BEFORE HIM WENT UNTOUCHED HIS ONLY THOUGHT WAS THAT NOW HE WOULD HAVE TO WARN THE PHOENIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE PHOENIX WOULD GO TO SOUTH AMERICA AFTER ALL AND HIS EDUCATION WOULD END BEFORE IT HAD EVEN STARTED ALL BECAUSE OF THIS HATEFUL MAN HE FOUGHT TO HOLD BACK HIS TEARS DINNER WAS OVER AT LAST DAVID MUMBLED HIS EXCUSES AND DUCKED OUT OF THE DINING ROOM BUT AUNT AMY SEIZED HIM FIRMLY JUST AS HE THOUGHT HE HAD GOT AWAY BED TIME FOR YOU DAVID SHE SAID FIRMLY OH AUNT AMY PLEASE I'VE GOT TO UPSTAIRS YOUNG MAN YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH GALLIVANING AROUND FOR ONE DAY YOU'RE ALL WORN OUT I'M NOT SAID DAVID STRUGGLING I FEEL FINE LOOK I JUST HAVE TO IT WAS USELESS SHE MARCHED HIM UPSTAIRS TO HIS ROOM AND STOOD IN THE DOORWAY UNTIL HE HAD UNDRESSED AND PUT ON HIS PYJAMAS AND GOT INTO BED NOW SHE SAID YOU GO TO SLEEP THE MOUNTAIN WILL STILL BE THERE IN THE MORNING UNLESS THERE'S A LANDSLIDE GOOD NIGHT
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