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"David, eh?" said the man. "Well, well. Are you a good boy, David?" Of all the stupid questions in the world, that was the one David hated most. He clenched his teeth and looked the other way. DAVID EH SAID THE MAN WELL WELL ARE YOU A GOOD BOY DAVID OF ALL THE STUPID QUESTIONS IN THE WORLD THAT WAS THE ONE DAVID HATED MOST HE CLENCHED HIS TEETH AND LOOKED THE OTHER WAY
rified voice. "Your poor back! What _happened_ to you?" [Illustration] David felt himself. The back of his shirt was ripped to tatters, and there were three lines of caked blood across his shoulders. He remembered now: it was the Gryffon that had tried to grab him as he and the Phoenix made their escape. But he had promised the Phoenix to keep its secret. He stammered, "I--I had an accident." "And dust all _over_ you!" Mother went on. "Well," said David desperately, "it was a _dusty_ accident." "It seems to have been very dusty indeed," said a third voice. There was a loud sneeze. David's father jumped up. "You gave me such a shock when you came in that I almost forgot, David. We have a guest." And he introduced David to a very tall, thin man with a bald head. His face and neck were burnt red by the sun, and he had on a pair of thick glasses which made his pale eyes look immense. For some reason David took an instant dislike to him, but he shook hands politely and said, "How do you do? NS SON WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU YOUR BACK DAVID MOTHER SAID IN A HORRIFIED VOICE YOU'RE POOR BACK WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU DAVID FELT HIMSELF THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT WAS RIPPED TO TATTERS AND THERE WERE THREE LINES OF CAKED BLOOD ACROSS HIS SHOULDERS HE REMEMBERED NOW IT WAS THE GRYPHON THAT HAD TRIED TO GRAB HIM AS HE AND THE PHOENIX MADE THEIR ESCAPE BUT HE HAD PROMISED THE PHOENIX TO KEEP IT SECRET HE STAMMERED I I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND DUST ALL OVER YOU MOTHER WENT ON WELL SAID DAVID DESPERATELY IT WAS A DUSTY ACCIDENT IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN VERY DUSTY INDEED SAID A THIRD VOICE THERE WAS A LOUD SNEEZE DAVID'S FATHER JUMPED UP YOU GAVE ME SUCH A SHOCK WHEN YOU CAME IN THAT I ALMOST FORGOT DAVID WE HAVE A GUEST AND HE INTRODUCED DAVID TO A VERY TALL THIN MAN WITH A BALD HEAD HIS FACE AND NECK WERE BURNT RED BY THE SUN AND HE HAD ON A PAIR OF THICK GLASSES WHICH MADE HIS PALE EYES LOOK IMMENSE FOR SOME REASON DAVID TOOK AN INSTANT DISLIKE TO HIM BUT HE SHOOK HANDS POLITELY AND SAID HOW DO YOU DO
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