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When he regained consciousness, he found himself in the tight grip of two Gryffons. The Phoenix was struggling feebly with another, and still more were crowding around them, screaming like hawks. WHEN HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS HE FOUND HIMSELF IN THE TIGHT GRIP OF TWO GRYFFINS THE PHOENIX WAS STRUGGLING FEEBLY WITH ANOTHER AND STILL MORE WERE CROWDING AROUND THEM SCREAMING LIKE HAWKS
lly get up on Saturday ... in the ... afternoon...." The words faded into a snore. "There you are, my dear fellow," said the Phoenix. "Just as I said. Oaf! Boor!" "A _very_ annoying animal," said David angrily. "I agree, my boy. But the Gryffins are different, I assure you. Now, let me see. Where should we look--" "There they come!" David cried suddenly. "Look!" And indeed, a number of winged creatures were loping down a hillside toward them. "Good heavens!" the Phoenix shouted. "Those are the ones we do _not_ want to meet! On my back, _quick_!" "What are they?" David gasped as he threw himself on the bird's back. "Gryffons!" The Phoenix rushed along the ground a few feet and sprang into the air. But it was too late. The foremost Gryffons, with powerful strokes of their wings, shot up to meet them. The Phoenix swerved sharply. They missed the snapping beak of the first Gryffon by half an inch and dodged the second--only to smash into a third. David was stunned by the blow and the fall. H A HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF AH COME BACK ON SATURDAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON I GENERALLY GET UP ON SATURDAY IN THE AFTERNOON THE WORDS FADED INTO A SNORE THERE YOU ARE MY DEAR FELLOW SAID THE PHOENIX JUST AS I SAID OAF BORE A VERY ANNOYING ANIMAL SAID DAVID ANGRILY I AGREE MY BOY BUT THE GRYFFINS ARE DIFFERENT I ASSURE YOU NOW LET ME SEE WHERE SHOULD WE LOOK THERE THEY COME DAVID CRIED SUDDENLY LOOK AND INDEED A NUMBER OF WINGED CREATURES WERE LOPING DOWN A HILLSIDE TOWARD THEM GOOD HEAVENS THE PHOENIX SHOUTED THOSE ARE THE ONES WE DO NOT WANT TO MEET ON MY BACK QUICK WHAT ARE THEY DAVID GASPED AS HE THREW HIMSELF ON THE BIRD'S BACK GRYFFONS THE PHOENIX RUSHED ALONG THE GROUND A FEW FEET AND SPRANG INTO THE AIR BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THE FOREMOST GRIFFINS WITH POWERFUL STROKES OF THEIR WINGS SHOT UP TO MEET THEM THE PHOENIX SWERVED SHARPLY THEY MISSED THE SNAPPING BEAK OF THE FIRST GRYPHON BY HALF AN INCH AND DODGED THE SECOND ONLY TO SMASH INTO THE THIRD DAVID WAS STUNNED BY THE BLOW AND THE FALL
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