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"Oh, well," it continued, more mildly, "one does not fight fate, does one? I suppose under these circumstances, I must accept." "It's settled, then!" David cried joyfully. So they sat down on the grass together, and for a long time nothing was heard but sounds of munching. "My boy," said the Phoenix at last, brushing the crumbs from its chest, "I take a modest pride in my way with words, but nothing in the language can do these  ah  baked poems justice. Words fail me." OH WELL IT CONTINUED MORE MILDLY ONE DOES NOT FIGHT FATE DOES ONE I SUPPOSE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES I MUST ACCEPT IT'S SETTLED THEN DAVID CRIED JOYFULLY SO THEY SAT DOWN ON THE GRASS TOGETHER AND FOR A LONG TIME NOTHING WAS HEARD BUT SOUNDS OF MUNCHING MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX AT LAST BRUSHING THE CRUMBS FROM ITS CHEST I TAKE A MODEST PRIDE IN MY WAY WITH WORDS BUT NOTHING IN THE LANGUAGE CAN DO THESE AH BAKED POEMS JUSTICE WORDS FAIL ME
th the goat trail. The Phoenix was not in sight when he arrived, and for an instant David was stricken with fright. Had the bird gone in spite of its promise? But no--he heard a reassuring noise. It came from the thicket, and it sounded very much like a snore. David smiled to himself and shouted, "Hello, Phoenix!" There was a thrashing sound in the thicket, and the Phoenix appeared, looking very rumpled and yawning behind its wing. "Greetings, my boy!" it cried. "A splendid morning!" Then the Phoenix caught sight of the paper bag in David's hand, and swallowed in a suggestive way. David thrust the bag of cookies behind his back. "Now, Phoenix," he said firmly, "you have to promise me you won't go away to South America. You said last night that it could be arranged, so let's arrange it right now. Until we do, not one." The Phoenix drew itself up indignantly. "My very dear fellow," it said, "you wound me. You cut me to the quick. I will not be bribed. I--" It stopped and swallowed again. D SHORTEN THE TIME EVEN MORE WHEN HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE GOAT TRAIL THE PHOENIX WAS NOT IN SIGHT WHEN HE ARRIVED AND FOR AN INSTANT DAVID WAS STRICKEN WITH FRIGHT HAD THE BIRD GONE IN SPITE OF ITS PROMISE BUT NO HE HEARD A REASSURING NOISE IT CAME FROM THE THICKET AND IT SOUNDED VERY MUCH LIKE A SNORE DAVID SMILED TO HIMSELF AND SHOUTED HELLO PHOENIX THERE WAS A THRASHING SOUND IN THE THICKET AND THE PHOENIX APPEARED LOOKING VERY RUMPLED AND YAWNING BEHIND ITS WING GREETINGS MY BOY IT CRIED A SPLENDID MORNING THEN THE PHOENIX CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE PAPER BAG IN DAVID'S HAND AND SWALLOWED IN A SUGGESTIVE WAY DAVID THRUST THE BAG OF COOKIES BEHIND HIS BACK NOW PHOENIX HE SAID FIRMLY YOU HAVE TO PROMISE ME YOU WON'T GO AWAY TO SOUTH AMERICA YOU SAID LAST NIGHT THAT IT COULD BE ARRANGED SO LET'S ARRANGE IT RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE DO NOT ONE THE PHOENIX DREW ITSELF UP INDIGNANTLY MY VERY DEAR FELLOW IT SAID YOU WOUND ME YOU CUT ME TO THE QUICK I WILL NOT BE BRIBED I IT STOPPED AND SWALLOWED AGAIN
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