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Mention the words Staunch Friend,' I have said, 'and immediately the Sea Monster comes to mind.'" The Phoenix reached up one wing and began to pat the Sea Monster's flipper. "Monster, old chum, we  ah  we  Well, the plain fact is that we  ah  we have need of  such a trifling matter" (here the Phoenix gave a careless laugh) "that I should not really bring it up at all. Ah  we need a bit of money." MENTION THE WORDS STAUNCH FRIEND I HAVE SAID AND IMMEDIATELY THE SEA MONSTER COMES TO MIND THE PHOENIX REACHED UP ONE WING AND BEGAN TO PAT THE SEA MONSTER'S SLIPPER MONSTER OLD CHUM WE AH WE WELL THE PLAIN FACT IS THAT WE A WE HAVE NEED OF SUCH A TRIFLING MATTER HERE THE PHOENIX GAVE A CARELESS LAUGH THAT I SHOULD NOT REALLY BRING IT UP AT ALL AH WE NEED A BIT OF MONEY
ound for its treasure. So he looked at the Phoenix and waited for it to speak. The Phoenix caught David's glance, cleared its throat several times, and looked apologetically at the Sea Monster. "Monster, old chap," it said soothingly, "I am deeply sorry for having doubted you just now. Deeply sorry." "Quite all right," said the Sea Monster stiffly. "Yes," the Phoenix continued, "we both know that you have passed through perilous times, through dangers which (I must confess) would have left _me_ a shattered wreck." The Sea Monster sighed sadly, but its whiskers were beginning to rise again. "The Monster bears up very well under this fearful strain--don't you think so, my boy? A splendid example for the rest of us. Magnificent." The Sea Monster's whiskers were quivering with pleasure. "Monster, old chap, old friend, you were never one to let a boon companion down. If I have said it once, I have said it a hundred times: 'The Sea Monster,' I have said, 'the Sea Monster is the helpful sort.  HOW THE SEA MONSTER MIGHT FEEL ABOUT PEOPLE NOSING AROUND FOR ITS TREASURE SO HE LOOKED AT THE PHOENIX AND WAITED FOR IT TO SPEAK THE PHOENIX CAUGHT DAVID'S GLANCE CLEARED ITS THROAT SEVERAL TIMES AND LOOKED APOLOGETICALLY AT THE SEA MONSTER MONSTER OLD CHAP IT SAID SOOTHINGLY I AM DEEPLY SORRY FOR HAVING DOUBTED YOU JUST NOW DEEPLY SORRY QUITE ALL RIGHT SAID THE SEA MONSTER STIFFLY YES THE PHOENIX CONTINUED WE BOTH KNOW THAT YOU HAVE PASSED THROUGH PERILOUS TIMES THROUGH DANGERS WHICH I MUST CONFESS WOULD HAVE LEFT ME A SHATTERED WRECK THE SEA MONSTER SIGHED SADLY BUT ITS WHISKERS WERE BEGINNING TO RISE AGAIN THE MONSTER BEARS UP VERY WELL UNDER THIS FEARFUL STRAIN DON'T YOU THINK SO MY BOY A SPLENDID EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF US MAGNIFICENT THE SEA MONSTER'S WHISKERS WERE QUIVERING WITH PLEASURE MONSTER OLD CHAP OLD FRIEND YOU ARE NEVER ONE TO LET A BOON COMPANION DOWN IF I HAVE SAID AT ONCE I HAVE SAID IT A HUNDRED TIMES THE SEA MONSTER I HAVE SAID THE SEA MONSTER IS THE HELPFUL SORT
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