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And the only way to do both these things was to write the Phoenix a note. But he had neither paper nor pencil. A fine mess he had made of everything! AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO BOTH THESE THINGS WAS TO WRITE THE PHOENIX A NOTE BUT HE HAD NEITHER PAPER NOR PENCIL A FINE MESS HE HAD MADE OF EVERYTHING
ch longer than usual. But he found the ledge at last, climbed over the final difficult rock, and sat down to catch his breath. When he could speak, he called softly: "Phoenix!" There was no answer. "Phoenix!" He pushed through the thicket to the other side of the ledge. "_Phoenix!_" The Phoenix was gone. The tears that had been stopped up all evening could be held no longer. David dropped to the ground, leaned his forehead against a rock, and let them go. He had just remembered. As soon as they had come back from the Gryffon adventure, the Phoenix had flown off on some sort of business. And it had not said when it would return. The tears cleared David's mind and made him feel better. Now what? He began to think. If he stayed on the ledge all night, they might find out at home and make a terrible fuss. But if he did not warn the Phoenix before morning, the Scientist might creep up while the bird was resting and trap it or shoot it. So he would have to warn the Phoenix _and_ return home.  LOST HIS WAY SO THAT THE TRIP TOOK MUCH LONGER THAN USUAL BUT HE FOUND THE LEDGE AT LAST CLIMBED OVER THE FINAL DIFFICULT ROCK AND SAT DOWN TO CATCH HIS BREATH WHEN HE COULD SPEAK HE CALLED SOFTLY PHOENIX THERE WAS NO ANSWER PHOENIX HE PUSHED THROUGH THE THICKET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LEDGE PHOENIX THE PHOENIX WAS GONE THE TEARS THAT HAD BEEN STOPPED UP ALL EVENING COULD BE HELD NO LONGER DAVID DROPPED TO THE GROUND LEANED HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST A ROCK AND LET THEM GO HE HAD JUST REMEMBERED AS SOON AS THEY HAD COME BACK FROM THE GRIFFIN ADVENTURE THE PHOENIX HAD FLOWN OFF ON SOME SORT OF BUSINESS AND IT HAD NOT SAID WHEN IT WOULD RETURN THE TEARS CLEARED DAVID'S MIND AND MADE HIM FEEL BETTER NOW WHAT HE BEGAN TO THINK IF HE STAYED ON THE LEDGE ALL NIGHT THEY MIGHT FIND OUT AT HOME AND MAKE A TERRIBLE FUSS BUT IF HE DID NOT WARN THE PHOENIX BEFORE MORNING THE SCIENTIST MIGHT CREEP UP WHILE THE BIRD WAS RESTING AND TRAP IT OR SHOOT IT SO HE WOULD HAVE TO WARN THE PHOENIX AND RETURN HOME
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