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_" "My boy?" "Listen, please!" And David whispered in the Phoenix's ear. The plan had seemed like a good one while it was still in his mind, but put into words it sounded a little too simple. As he whispered, David began to feel more and more foolish, so that finally he stopped altogether. MY BOY LISTEN PLEASE AND DAVID WHISPERED IN THE PHOENIX'S EAR THE PLAN HAD SEEMED LIKE A GOOD ONE WHILE IT WAS STILL IN HIS MIND BUT PUT INTO WORDS IT SOUNDED A LITTLE TOO SIMPLE AS HE WHISPERED DAVID BEGAN TO FEEL MORE AND MORE FOOLISH SO THAT FINALLY HE STOPPED ALTOGETHER
the Phoenix and sat down. There was a long silence. Gradually an idea came to David. It started as a small, faint thought at the back of his mind, wavered, began to grow and expand and fill out--became bigger and clearer and better and-- "Phoenix!" cried David, jumping to his feet. "My boy, my very dear boy," said the Phoenix, its voice breaking with emotion, "I have Thought, I have Pondered, I have--well, to be brief, it is no use. Stiff upper lip, my boy! We are Doomed." "Phoenix, I--" "Let this be a lesson to you, my boy, even though it be your last one. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Ah! who could have said, in the golden days of my youth, that I should come to such an end! Oh, miserable bird! Oh, unhappy boy!" "Phoenix--" "But we can show them how to die, my boy! We still have that--the last magnificent gesture. Let those who have lived wisely and well show that they can die in the same way! I hope I am to go first, so that you may have an example to follow." "_Phoenix! YES AND NOSE AND MADE HIM SNEEZE VIOLENTLY DISCOURAGED HE WENT BACK TO THE PHOENIX AND SAT DOWN THERE WAS A LONG SILENCE GRADUALLY AN IDEA CAME TO DAVID IT STARTED AS A SMALL FAINT THOUGHT AT THE BACK OF HIS MIND WAVERED BEGAN TO GROW AND EXPAND AND FILL OUT BECAME BIGGER AND CLEARER AND BETTER AND PHOENIX CRIED DAVID JUMPING TO HIS FEET MY BOY MY VERY DEAR BOY SAID THE PHOENIX ITS VOICE BREAKING WITH EMOTION I HAVE THOUGHT I HAVE PONDERED I HAVE WELL TO BE BRIEF IT IS NO USE STIFF UPPER LIP MY BOY WE ARE DOOMED PHOENIX I LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU MY BOY EVEN THOUGH IT BE YOUR LAST ONE FOOLSSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD AH WHO COULD HAVE SAID IN THE GOLDEN DAYS OF MY YOUTH THAT I SHOULD COME TO SUCH AN END O MISERABLE BIRD O UNHAPPY BOY PHOENIX BUT WE CAN SHOW THEM HOW TO DIE MY BOY WE STILL HAVE THAT THE LAST MAGNIFICENT GESTURE LET THOSE WHO HAVE LIVED WISELY AND WELL SHOW THAT THEY CAN DIE IN THE SAME WAY I HOPE I AM TO GO FIRST SO THAT YOU MAY HAVE AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW PHOENIX
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