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"We want a Wail," said the Phoenix. "And we shall accept nothing but the best and loudest you have." "Ah, a Banshee's Wail, is it?" cried the hag. "You've come to the right shop, dearies, to be sure. Now, let me see...." She hobbled to a shelf which contained a row of boxes, ran her finger along them, stopped at one, and took it down. "Here we are  key of C sharp, two minutes long, only five shillings threepence." WE WANT A WHALE SAID THE PHOENIX AND WE SHALL ACCEPT NOTHING BUT THE BEST AND LOUDEST YOU HAVE AH A BANSHEESE WHALE IS IT CRIED THE HAG YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT SHOP DEARIES TO BE SURE NOW LET ME SEE SHE HOBBLED TO A SHELF WHICH CONTAINED A ROW OF BOXES RAN HER FINGER ALONG THEM STOPPED AT ONE AND TOOK IT DOWN HERE WE ARE KEY OF C SHARP TWO MINUTES LONG ONLY FIVE SHILLINGS THREEPENCE
ast 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. 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?  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 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
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