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What has happened? (Munch munch. Gulp.) I was insulted, I accepted a challenge, and I brilliantly maintained my honor. WHAT HAS HAPPENED MUNCH MUNCH GULP I WAS INSULTED I ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE AND I BRILLIANTLY MAINTAINED MY HONOR
, cooling cloth upon my forehead would be welcome, my boy," murmured the Phoenix. "Also a bit of nourishment." David slid down the bannister, got a handful of cookies and a glass of milk, and dampened a dish towel. When he returned, the Phoenix was fast asleep. "Phoenix," he whispered, "wake up. Here's your--" The Phoenix awoke with a violent start and stared wildly around the room. "Trapped!" it muttered, making a frenzied effort to get off the bed. "Not so _loud_!" David whispered sharply. "It's me!" Understanding dawned in the Phoenix's eyes, and it eased itself back with a sigh. "Ah, you, my boy. You gave me quite a fright. I thought--" But here the Phoenix caught sight of the milk and cookies and sat up again. "Ambrosia," it sighed reverently. "And nectar. You _are_ a prince, my dear fellow!" And the Phoenix reached out eagerly. "Now, Phoenix," David whispered as he wrapped the wet towel around the Phoenix's head, "what's happened?" "Ah, that feels heavenly, my boy! (Munch munch.) S EYES O PHOENIX WHAT HAPPENED CAN I DO ANYTHING FOR YOU DAVID WHISPERED A DAMP COOLING CLOTH UPON MY FOREHEAD WOULD BE WELCOME MY BOY MURMURED THE PHOENIX ALSO A BIT OF NOURISHMENT DAVID SLID DOWN THE BANISTER GOT A HANDFUL OF COOKIES AND A GLASS OF MILK AND DAMPENED A DISH TOWEL WHEN HE RETURNED THE PHOENIX WAS FAST ASLEEP PHOENIX HE WHISPERED WAKE UP HERE'S YOUR THE PHOENIX WOKE WITH A VIOLENT START AND STARED WILDLY AROUND THE ROOM TRAPPED IT MUTTERED MAKING A FRENZIED EFFORT TO GET OFF THE BED NOT SO LOUD DAVID WHISPERED SHARPLY IT'S ME UNDERSTANDING DAWNED IN THE PHOENIX'S EYES AND IT EASED ITSELF BACK WITH A SIGH AH YOU MY BOY YOU GAVE ME QUITE A FRIGHT I THOUGHT BUT HERE THE PHOENIX CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE MILK AND COOKIES AND SAT UP AGAIN AMBROSIA IT SIGHED REVERENTLY A NECTAR YOU ARE A PRINCE MY DEAR FELLOW AND THE PHOENIX REACHED OUT EAGERLY NOW PHOENIX DAVID WHISPERED AS HE WRAPPED THE WET TOWEL AROUND THE PHOENIX'S HEAD WHAT'S HAPPENED AH THAT FEELS HEAVENLY MY BOY MUNCH MUNCH
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