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"My dear fellow, I am really sorry for having caused any misunderstanding or fright," said the Phoenix apologetically. "It was just that I wanted to tell you of my victory  that is, to tell you that I should be indisposed tomorrow." MY DEAR FELLOW I AM REALLY SORRY FOR HAVING CAUSED ANY MISUNDERSTANDING OR FRIGHT SAID THE PHOENIX APOLOGETICALLY IT WAS JUST THAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU OF MY VICTORY THAT IS TO TELL YOU THAT I SHOULD BE INDISPOSED TO MORROW
ply _crawled_ home." "Oh, you poor Phoenix! But you won, though. Good for you, Phoenix. I'm proud of you! I didn't like her at all." "There you are--I had to win, for both of us. Now, as I wended my weary way homeward, I realized that I should be too tired to go traveling tomorrow. So I decided to tell you, in case you should want to do something else during the day. But I did not know which house was yours. I had to pick one at random. I thrust my head in a window and uttered a cautious _pssssst_! Imagine my dismay when I was answered by a piercing scream! I had to beat a hasty and undignified retreat into a garage until all was peaceful again. Then I did the same thing at the next house, and the next, with the same results." The Phoenix sighed. "Would you believe it, my boy?--this is the fifth house I tried. But I knew I was on the right track when I heard them calling for you." "Oh, so it was _you_," said David. "You almost frightened Mother to death. She thought you were a burglar. IS MY BOY THAT I AM NOT AS YOUNG AS I USED TO BE I SIMPLY CRAWLED HOME OH YOU POOR PHOENIX BUT YOU WON THOUGH GOOD FOR YOU PHOENIX I'M PROUD OF YOU I DIDN'T LIKE HER AT ALL THERE YOU ARE I HAD TO WIN FOR BOTH OF US NOW AS I WENDED MY WEARY WAY HOMEWARD I REALIZED THAT I SHOULD BE TOO TIRED TO GO TRAVELING TO MORROW SO I DECIDED TO TELL YOU IN CASE YOU SHOULD WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE DURING THE DAY BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHICH HOUSE WAS YOURS I HAD TO PICK ONE AT RANDOM I THRUST MY HEAD IN A WINDOW AND UTTERED A CAUTIOUS PIST IMAGINE MY DISMAY WHEN I WAS ANSWERED BY A PIERCING SCREAM I HAD TO BEAT A HASTY AND UNDIGNIFIED RETREAT INTO A GARAGE UNTIL ALL WAS PEACEFUL AGAIN THEN I DID THE SAME THING AT THE NEXT HOUSE AND THE NEXT WITH THE SAME RESULTS THE PHOENIX SIGHED WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT MY BOY THIS IS THE FIFTH HOUSE I TRIED BUT I KNEW I WAS ON THE RIGHT TRACK WHEN I HEARD THEM CALLING FOR YOU OH SO IT WAS YOU SAID DAVID YOU ALMOST FRIGHTENED MOTHER TO DEATH SHE THOUGHT YOU WERE A BURGLAR
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