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In his mind he could hear the Phoenix saying, "Look before you leap, my boy," and other wise words of advice. IN HIS MIND HE COULD HEAR THE PHOENIX SAYING LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP MY BOY AND OTHER WISE WORDS OF ADVICE
oon 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. 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! Now he would have to go all the way back home, write the note, come all the way back up to the ledge, and then go home again. David trudged down the mountainside in a very low mood. Now that he had a definite plan to work on, his fear was gone, but he felt that he had been pretty stupid to rush off without thinking of everything first. 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 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 NOW HE WOULD HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK HOME WRITE THE NOTE COME ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO THE LEDGE AND THEN GO HOME AGAIN DAVID TRUDGED DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE IN A VERY LOW MOOD NOW THAT HE HAD A DEFINITE PLAN TO WORK ON HIS FEAR WAS GONE BUT HE FELT THAT HE HAD BEEN PRETTY STUPID TO RUSH OFF WITHOUT THINKING OF EVERYTHING FIRST
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