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But they had no chance to plead with the Gryffons. Their captors formed two lines, one on each side of them, and at a scream of command from the leader, all began to march. The Gryffon that had been holding the Phoenix winked horribly at David and made a throat cutting gesture with its wing. BUT THEY HAD NO CHANCE TO PLEAD WITH THE GRYFFINS THEIR CAPTORS FORMED TWO LINES ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THEM AND AT A SCREAM OF COMMAND FROM THE LEADER ALL BEGAN TO MARCH THE GRYPHON THAT HAD BEEN HOLDING THE PHOENIX WINKED HORRIBLY AT DAVID AND MADE A THROAT CUTTING GESTURE WITH ITS WING
more were crowding around them, screaming like hawks. They looked like the sleeping Gryffen, but were as large as ponies. Their eyes were yellow and unblinking, and their tails twitched like an angry cat's. Their smell, like the lion house in the zoo, made David feel faint. "Well, Phoenix," said the largest Gryffon coldly, "you know the Rule, I believe?" The Phoenix smiled weakly and cleared its throat. "Ah, there, Gryffon," it said unsteadily. "Fancy meeting you here. Ah--ah--rule? What rule?" "Rule 26," said the Gryffon. "'No human being shall be allowed to enter the--'" "Oh, that rule," said the Phoenix, with a careless laugh. "I thought everyone knew that the Council of 1935 had changed it. Can it be that you have not yet heard?" "That won't do, Phoenix. You have also heard, of course, of the penalty for breaking the Rule, which you must suffer along with this human boy?" "Now, one moment, my dear Gryffon! I--ah--" "Death!" The Phoenix quailed, and David's legs went limp under him. IX WAS STRUGGLING FEEBLY WITH ANOTHER AND STILL MORE WERE CROWDING AROUND THEM SCREAMING LIKE HAWKS THEY LOOKED LIKE THE SLEEPING GRYFFIN BUT WERE AS LARGE AS PONIES THEIR EYES WERE YELLOW AND UNBLINKING AND THEIR TAILS TWITCHED LIKE AN ANGRY CAT'S THEIR SMELL LIKE THE LION HOUSE IN THE ZOO MADE DAVID FEEL FAINT WELL PHOENIX SAID THE LARGEST GRYFFIN COLDLY YOU KNOW THE RULE I BELIEVE THE PHOENIX SMILED WEAKLY AND CLEARED ITS THROATS AH THERE GRIFFIN IT SAID UNSTEADILY FANCY MEETING YOU HERE AH AH RULE WHAT RULE RULE TWENTY SIX SAID THE GRYPHON NO HUMAN BEING SHALL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE OH THAT RULE SAID THE PHOENIX WITH A CARELESS LAUGH I THOUGHT EVERY ONE KNEW THAT THE COUNCIL OF NINETEEN THIRTY FIVE HAD CHANGED IT CAN IT BE THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET HEARD THAT WON'T DO PHOENIX YOU HAVE ALSO HEARD OF COURSE OF THE PENALTY FOR BREAKING THE RULE WHICH YOU MUST SUFFER ALONG WITH THIS HUMAN BOY NOW ONE MOMENT MY DEAR GRIFFIN I A DEATH THE PHOENIX QUAILED AND DAVID'S LEGS WENT LIMP UNDER HIM
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