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Even its whiskers turned pink. "Well  uh  glad to help  uh  nothing to it, really," it mumbled. Then it turned abruptly, galloped down to the sea, plunged into the surf, and was gon EVEN ITS WHISKERS TURNED PEAK WELL A GLAD TO HELP A NOTHING TO IT REALLY IT MUMBLED THEN IT TURNED ABRUPTLY GALLOPED DOWN TO THE SEA PLUNGED INTO THE SURF AND WAS GONE END OF CHAPTER SIX
ice. Three or four coins should do it." The Sea Monster gave a relieved sigh. "Let's get the rest of it underground right away. You have no idea what trouble it can cause." The choice was difficult. There were so many coins, all of them with queer writing and heads of unknown gods and kings. David finally picked out four gold pieces and tied them up in his handkerchief. Then the Sea Monster swept the rest of the treasure into the hole. They all pushed sand in on top of it and jumped on the mound till it was level with the rest of the beach. The Phoenix turned to the Sea Monster and said solemnly: "Monster, old fellow, I knew you would not fail us. You stood forth in our hour of need, and we shall not forget." And David echoed, "Thank you, Monster." The Sea Monster ducked its head and blushed. A wave of fiery red started at its nose, traveled rapidly back over its ears, down its neck, along the body, and fanned out to the tips of its flippers and the extreme end of the barb in its tail. THINK WE HAD BETTER MAKE OUR CHOICE THREE OR FOUR COINS SHOULD DO IT THE SEA MONSTER GAVE A RELIEVED SIGH LET'S GET THE REST OF IT UNDERGROUND RIGHT AWAY YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TROUBLE IT CAN CAUSE THE CHOICE WAS DIFFICULT THERE WERE SO MANY COINS ALL OF THEM WITH QUEER WRITING AND HEADS OF UNKNOWN GODS AND KINGS DAVID FINALLY PICKED OUT FOUR GOLD PIECES AND TIED THEM UP IN HIS HANDKERCHIEF THEN THE SEA MONSTER SWEPT THE REST OF THE TREASURE INTO THE HOLE THEY ALL PUSHED SAND IN ON TOP OF IT AND JUMPED ON THE MOUND TILL IT WAS LEVEL WITH THE REST OF THE BEACH THE PHOENIX TURNED TO THE SEA MONSTER AND SAID SOLEMNLY MONSTER OLD FELLOW I KNEW YOU WOULD NOT FAIL US YOU STOOD FORTH IN OUR HOUR OF NEED AND WE SHALL NOT FORGET AND DAVID ECHOED THANK YOU MONSTER THE SEA MONSTER DUCKED ITS HEAD AND BLUSHED A WAVE OF FIERY RED STARTED AT ITS NOSE TRAVELLED RAPIDLY BACK OVER ITS EARS DOWN ITS NECK ALONG THE BODY AND FANNED OUT TO THE TIPS OF ITS FLIPPERS AND THE EXTREME END OF THE BARB IN ITS TAIL
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