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"No, no," said the Phoenix. "A larger one. We have something more than mice to frighten." "A bigger one? Och, here's a lovely one, now  five minutes long, ascending scale with a sob at the end, guaranteed to scare a statue. Yours for ten and six. I call that a real bargain, now!" NO NO SAID THE PHOENIX A LARGER ONE WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE THAN MICE TO FRIGHTEN A BIGGER ONE ACH HERE'S A LOVELY ONE NOW FIVE MINUTES LONG ASCENDING SCALE WITH A SOB AT THE END GUARANTEED TO SCARE A STATUE YOURS FOR TEN AND SIX I CALL THAT A REAL BARGAIN NOW
t ever I brewed. Ah, the mystic droplet! Some swain will be buying that, now, and putting it in a lassie's cup o' tea, and she'll be pining away for love of him before the day's out." She put the bottle on the shelf, pasted a label on it, and turned to them with a businesslike air. "Now, dearies, what'll you be wanting? Philtres? Poison?--I've a special today, only five shillings a vial. A spell? What about your fortunes?--one shilling if seen in the crystal ball, one and six if read from the palm. A hex?--I've the finest in six counties. A ticket to the Walpurgis Night Ball?" "We want a Wail," said the Phoenix. "And we shall accept nothing but the best and loudest you have." "Ah, a Banshee's Wail, is it?" cried the hag. "You've come to the right shop, dearies, to be sure. Now, let me see...." She hobbled to a shelf which contained a row of boxes, ran her finger along them, stopped at one, and took it down. "Here we are--key of C-sharp, two minutes long, only five shillings threepence.  THE LIGHT WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT NOW SHE CROONED THE FINEST EVER I BREWED AH THE MYSTIC DROPLET SOME SWAIN WILL BE BUYING THAT NOW AND PUTTING IT IN A LASSIE'S CUP OF TEA AND SHE'LL BE PINING AWAY FOR LOVE OF HIM BEFORE THE DAY'S OUT SHE PUT THE BOTTLE ON THE SHELF PASTED A LABEL ON IT AND TURNED TO THEM WITH A BUSINESS LIKE AIR NOW DEARIES WHAT'LL YOU BE WANTING FILTERS POISON I'VE A SPECIAL TO DAY ONLY FIVE SHILLINGS A VIAL A SPELL WHAT ABOUT YOUR FORTUNES ONE SHILLING IF SEEN IN THE CRYSTAL BALL ONE AND SIX IF READ FROM THE PALM A HEX I'VE THE FINEST IN SIX COUNTIES A TICKET TO THE WALLPURGUS NIGHT BALL WE WANT A WHALE SAID THE PHOENIX AND WE SHALL ACCEPT NOTHING BUT THE BEST AND LOUDEST YOU HAVE AH A BANSHEESE WHALE IS IT CRIED THE HAG YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT SHOP DEARIES TO BE SURE NOW LET ME SEE SHE HOBBLED TO A SHELF WHICH CONTAINED A ROW OF BOXES RAN HER FINGER ALONG THEM STOPPED AT ONE AND TOOK IT DOWN HERE WE ARE KEY OF C SHARP TWO MINUTES LONG ONLY FIVE SHILLINGS THREEPENCE
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