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Hmmm.... Well, there are the Dragons, of course; they guard heaps of treasure in caves. But no  they are excellent chaps in most respects, but frightfully stuffy about loans and gifts. No.... The Djinn? WELL THERE ARE THE DRAGONS OF COURSE THEY GUARD HEAPS OF TREASURE IN CAVES BUT NO THEY ARE EXCELLENT CHAPS IN MOST RESPECTS BUT FRIGHTFULLY STUFFY ABOUT LOANS AND GIFTS NO THE GIN
 picture of me on the front page! A profile, perhaps--or would a full-length shot be more effective? Or both, let us say, with--" "I know you'd look very handsome, Phoenix," David interrupted, "but what we _should_ be thinking about is the Scientist. What are we going to do?" "Oh, _that_," said the Phoenix. "I was coming to that, my boy. The battle is already half won. I have a Plan." "Good for you, Phoenix! What is it?" "Aha!" said the Phoenix, with a mysterious smile. "All will unfold in time. Rest assured that the Plan is brilliant. In one stroke of genius it solves everything. Tactics, my boy! Napoleon had nothing on me." "But what _is_ it, Phoenix?" "Tut, my boy," said the Phoenix in a maddening way. "Control your impatience. You will see. Now, we shall have to buy some things, so we shall need money. Let me see.... Several of the Leprechauns have large pots of gold.... No, I fear they would not part with so much as a penny. Tightfisted, my dear fellow!--you never saw such misers.  HAD EXPECTED WHAT A PITY THAT THERE CAN BE NO PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THE STORY IMAGINE A PICTURE OF ME ON THE FRONT PAGE A PROFILE PERHAPS OR WOULD A FULL LENGTH SHOT BE MORE EFFECTIVE OR BOTH LET US SAY WITH I KNOW YOU'D LOOK VERY HANDSOME PHOENIX DAVID INTERRUPTED BUT WHAT WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT IS THE SCIENTIST WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO OH THAT SAID THE PHOENIX I WAS COMING TO THAT MY BOY THE BATTLE IS ALREADY HALF WON I HAVE A PLAN GOOD FOR YOU PHOENIX WHAT IS IT AHA SAID THE PHOENIX WITH A MYSTERIOUS SMILE ALL WILL UNFOLD IN TIME REST ASSURED THAT THE PLAN IS BRILLIANT IN ONE STROKE OF GENIUS IT SOLVES EVERYTHING TACTICS MY BOY NAPOLEON HAD NOTHING ON ME BUT WHAT IS IT PHOENIX TUT MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX IN A MADDENING WAY CONTROL YOUR IMPATIENCE YOU WILL SEE NOW WE SHALL HAVE TO BUY SOME THINGS SO WE SHALL NEED MONEY LET ME SEE SEVERAL OF THE LEPROKONS HAVE LARGE POTS OF GOLD NO I FEAR THEY WOULD NOT PART WITH SO MUCH AS A PENNY TIGHT FISTED MY DEAR FELLOW YOU NEVER SAW SUCH MISERS
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