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David, hearing the rustle of the Wail as it ravenously attacked the cabbages inside the box, assured the Phoenix that he would be careful. The Banshee said, "Ah, Phoenix, do sell the laddie to me," but her tone was more teasing than serious, and they all laughed. Good bys were said all round, and David and the Phoenix left. The last thing they heard as they felt their way up the dark passage was the happy cackling of the Banshee and the clang of the cash register. DAVID HEARING THE RUSTLE OF THE WHALE AS IT RAVENOUSLY ATTACKED THE CABBAGES INSIDE THE BOX ASSURED THE PHOENIX THAT HE WOULD BE CAREFUL THE BANSHEE SAID AH PHOENIX DO SELL THE LADDIE TO ME BUT HER TONE WAS MORE TEASING THAN SERIOUS AND THEY ALL LAUGHED GOOD BYES WERE SAID ALL AROUND AND DAVID AND THE PHOENIX LEFT THE LAST THING THEY HEARD AS THEY FELT THEIR WAY UP THE DARK PASSAGE WAS THE HAPPY CACKLING OF THE BANSHEE AND THE CLANG OF THE CASH REGISTER
she gasped, wiping her brow with the sleeve of her Mother Hubbard. "Ah, dearies, that was the effort of me life! 'Tis a Wail to make one burst with pride, though I do say it meself. Thirteen minutes long by the clock, with a range of ten octaves! 'Twould frighten the Old Nick himself!" "Splendid!" said the Phoenix. "The fact is, I sometimes suspect that that is precisely with whom we are dealing at home." The light suddenly dawned on David. "Phoenix!" he cried. "I bet we're going to give the Wail to the Scientist!" "Precisely, my boy!" The Phoenix beamed. "Oh, golly golly golly!" David sang as he danced around. "And I'll guarantee it, dearies!" the Banshee cackled. "One hundred per cent satisfaction or your money back!" "Defeat and confusion to the enemy!" the Phoenix shouted, giving the special squawk which was its battle cry. The Banshee received her gold. The Phoenix told David for goodness sake not to drop the box or let the lid pop open, or they would regret it to their dying day. N ONE GULP THE COLOR BEGAN TO RETURN TO HER FACE HOOSHT SHE GASPED WIPING HER BROW WITH THE SLEEVE OF HER MOTHER HUBBARD AH DEARIES THAT WAS AN EFFORT OF ME LIFE TIS A WAIL TO MAKE ONE BURST WITH PRIDE THOUGH I DO SAY SO MESELF THIRTEEN MINUTES LONG BY THE CLOCK WITH A RANGE OF TEN OCTAVES TWOULD FRIGHTEN THE OLD NICK HIMSELF SPLENDID SAID THE PHOENIX THE FACT IS I SOMETIMES SUSPECT THAT THAT IS PRECISELY WITH WHOM WE ARE DEALING AT HOME THE LIGHT SUDDENLY DAWNED ON DAVID PHOENIX HE CRIED I BET WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE WAIL TO THE SCIENTIST PRECISELY MY BOY THE PHOENIX BEAMED OH GOLLY GOLLY GOLLY DAVID SANG AS HE DANCED AROUND AND I'LL GUARANTEE IT DEARIES THE BAND SHE CACKLED ONE HUNDRED PER CENT SATISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK DEFEAT AND CONFUSION TO THE ENEMY THE PHOENIX SHOUTED GIVING THE SPECIAL SQUAWK WHICH WAS ITS BATTLECRY THE BAND SHE RECEIVED HER GOLD THE PHOENIX TOLD DAVID FOR GOODNESS SAKE NOT TO DROP THE BOX OR LET THE LID POP OPEN OR THEY WOULD REGRET IT TO THEIR DYING DAY
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