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A spell? What about your fortunes?  one shilling if seen in the crystal ball, one and six if read from the palm. A hex?  I've the finest in six counties. A ticket to the Walpurgis Night Ball?" "We want a Wail," said the Phoenix. "And we shall accept nothing but the best and loudest you have." A SPELL WHAT ABOUT YOUR FORTUNES ONE SHILLING IF SEEN IN THE CRYSTAL BALL ONE AND SIX IF READ FROM THE PALM A HEX I'VE THE FINEST IN SIX COUNTIES A TICKET TO THE WALLPURGUS NIGHT BALL WE WANT A WHALE SAID THE PHOENIX AND WE SHALL ACCEPT NOTHING BUT THE BEST AND LOUDEST YOU HAVE
hard part," she said, grinning at them toothlessly. She measured out a spoonful of green powder, weighed it in the scales, and flung it into the saucepan. There was a loud explosion. A huge blast of steam flared out and engulfed them. When it had cleared, they saw the Banshee tilting the saucepan over a small bottle. One ruby drop of fluid fell into the bottle. It darted forth rays of light as it fell, and tinkled like a silver coin rolling down flights of marble steps. [Illustration] The Banshee corked the bottle and held it up proudly to the light. "Will you look at that, now?" she crooned. "The finest ever I brewed. Ah, the mystic droplet! Some swain will be buying that, now, and putting it in a lassie's cup o' tea, and she'll be pining away for love of him before the day's out." She put the bottle on the shelf, pasted a label on it, and turned to them with a businesslike air. "Now, dearies, what'll you be wanting? Philtres? Poison?--I've a special today, only five shillings a vial. D FANNED UP THE FIRE WITH AN OSTRICH PLUME NOW FOR THE HARD PART SHE SAID GRINNING AT THEM TOOTHLESSLY SHE MEASURED OUT A SPOONFUL OF GREEN POWDER WEIGHED IT IN THE SCALES AND FLUNG IT INTO THE SAUCEPAN THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION A HUGE BLAST OF STEAM FLARED OUT AND ENGULFED THEM WHEN IT HAD CLEARED THEY SAW THE BANSHEE TILTING THE SAUCEPAN OVER A SMALL BOTTLE ONE RUBY DROP OF FLUID FELL INTO THE BOTTLE IT DARTED FORTH RAYS OF LIGHT AS IT FELL AND TINKLED LIKE A SILVER COIN ROLLING DOWN FLIGHTS OF MARBLE STEPS THE BANSHEE CORKED THE BOTTLE AND HELD IT UP PROUDLY TO THE LIGHT WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT NOW SHE CROONED THE FINEST EVER I BREWED AH THE MYSTIC DROPLET SOME SWAIN WILL BE BUYING THAT NOW AND PUTTING IT IN A LASSIE'S CUP OF TEA AND SHE'LL BE PINING AWAY FOR LOVE OF HIM BEFORE THE DAY'S OUT SHE PUT THE BOTTLE ON THE SHELF PASTED A LABEL ON IT AND TURNED TO THEM WITH A BUSINESS LIKE AIR NOW DEARIES WHAT'LL YOU BE WANTING FILTERS POISON I'VE A SPECIAL TO DAY ONLY FIVE SHILLINGS A VIAL
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