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He was exploding with curiosity about the Plan, of course. But the Phoenix would only smile its smuggest smile and tell him to "wait and see, wait and see"  which almost drove David mad. HE WAS EXPLODING WITH CURIOSITY ABOUT THE PLAN OF COURSE BUT THE PHOENIX WOULD ONLY SMILE ITS SMUGGEST SMILE AND TELL HIM TO WAIT AND SEE WAIT AND SEE WHICH ALMOST DROVE DAVID MAD
 nautical line. We shall visit the Monster, my boy. Tomorrow, of course--I could not fly a foot today to save my life. My muscles are killing me!" "Oh, poor Phoenix!" David said. But he was so excited that he could not feel much pity. Pirate treasure! They were going to dig for pirate treasure! "We shall need a spade. I trust you will arrange for it, my boy?" "Of course, Phoenix," said David, jumping to his feet. "I'll get everything ready right away. Don't move till I get back." "Impossible, my boy." The Phoenix groaned as it shifted into a more comfortable position. David raced home to collect the necessary things for the trip. Remembering how cold it had been last time, he took his leather jacket out of the closet, and a pair of gloves and a scarf. For the Phoenix he borrowed a bottle of liniment and took all the cookies from the cooky jar. And he picked the shortest of three spades in the garage. During the rest of the day he massaged the Phoenix's back and wings with the liniment. ERE PIRATE TREASURE IS BURIED QUITE IN ITS NAUTICAL LINE WE SHALL VISIT THE MONSTER MY BOY TOMORROW OF COURSE I COULD NOT FLY A FOOT TO DAY TO SAVE MY LIFE MY MUSCLES ARE KILLING ME OH POOR PHOENIX DAVID SAID BUT HE WAS SO EXCITED THAT HE COULD NOT FEEL MUCH PITY PIRATE TREASURE THEY ARE GOING TO DIG FOR PIRATE TREASURE WE SHALL NEED A SPADE I TRUST YOU WILL ARRANGE FOR IT MY BOY OF COURSE PHOENIX SAID DAVID JUMPING TO HIS FEET I'LL GET EVERYTHING READY RIGHT AWAY DON'T MOVE TILL I GET BACK IMPOSSIBLE MY BOY THE PHOENIX GROANED AS IT SHIFTED INTO A MORE COMFORTABLE POSITION DAVID RACED HOME TO COLLECT THE NECESSARY THINGS FOR THE TRIP REMEMBERING HOW COLD IT HAD BEEN LAST TIME HE TOOK HIS LEATHER JACKET OUT OF THE CLOSET AND A PAIR OF GLOVES AND A SCARF FOR THE PHOENIX HE BORROWED A BOTTLE OF LINIMENT AND TOOK ALL THE COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR AND HE PICKED THE SHORTEST OF THREE SPADES IN THE GARAGE DURING THE REST OF THE DAY HE MASSAGED THE PHOENIX'S BACK AND WINGS WITH THE LINIMENT
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