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"You might have brought more," said the Phoenix, fifteen minutes later. "There weren't any more in the jar," David said. "Phoenix, please tell me what we're going to do. I don't care if curiosity _did_ kill the cat. I've been thinking about the rope and wire and bell all night, and I can't make heads or tails out of it." YOU MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT MORE SAID THE PHOENIX FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER THERE WEREN'T ANY MORE IN THE JAR DAVID SAID PHOENIX PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO I DON'T CARE IF CURIOSITY DID KILL THE CAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE ROPE AND WIRE ANDLL ALL NIGHT AND I CAN'T MAKE HEADS OR TAILS OUT OF IT
 feeling on the back of his neck. They certainly would have to hurry. * * * * * Early next morning David climbed up to the ledge, bringing with him the coil of rope and the hatchet. As an afterthought he had added a paper bag full of cookies. "Here's the stuff, Phoenix," he called out as he stepped onto the ledge. "Where are you?" There was a crash from the thicket as though someone had jumped up in it suddenly, and the Phoenix stumbled out, rubbing its eyes. "Ah, splendid, my boy! Yes. I was just--ah--Thinking." "Phoenix," said David, "I'm not going to ask you again what your Plan is, because I know you'll tell me when it's time. But whatever it is, we'd better do it right now. The Scientist may show up any minute." "Precisely, my boy. Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today. One of my favorite proverbs. We shall begin immediately--" Here the Phoenix caught sight of the bag in David's hand and added hastily: "But, of course, we must not forget that first things come first. UNT THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS THE THOUGHT GAVE DAVID A CREEPY FEELING ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK THEY CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE TO HURRY EARLY NEXT MORNING DAVID CLIMBED UP TO THE LEDGE BRINGING WITH HIM THE COIL OF ROPE AND THE HATCHET AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT HE HAD ADDED A PAPER BAG FULL OF COOKIES HERE'S THE STUFF PHOENIX HE CALLED OUT AS HE STEPPED ON TO THE LEDGE WHERE ARE YOU THERE WAS A CRASH FROM THE THICKET AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAD JUMPED UP IN IT SUDDENLY AND THE PHOENIX STUMBLED OUT RUBBING ITS EYES AH SPLENDID MY BOY YES I WAS JUST AH THINKING PHOENIX SAID DAVID I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN WHAT YOUR PLAN IS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'LL TELL ME WHEN IT'S TIME BUT WHATEVER IT IS WE'D BETTER DO IT RIGHT NOW THE SCIENTIST MAY SHOW UP ANY MINUTE PRECISELY MY BOY NEVER PUT OFF UNTIL TO MORROW WHAT CAN BE DONE TODAY ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROVERBS WE SHALL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY HERE THE PHOENIX CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE BAG IN DAVID'S HAND AND ADDED HASTILY BUT OF COURSE WE MUST NOT FORGET THAT FIRST THINGS COME FIRST
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