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The Phoenix took the four pieces of gold from David and carelessly tossed them into the air. THE PHOENIX TOOK THE FOUR PIECES OF GOLD FROM DAVID AND CARELESSLY TOSSED THEM INTO THE AIR
ix counties. A ticket to the Walpurgis Night Ball?" "We want a Wail," said the Phoenix. "And we shall accept nothing but the best and loudest you have." "Ah, a Banshee's Wail, is it?" cried the hag. "You've come to the right shop, dearies, to be sure. Now, let me see...." She hobbled to a shelf which contained a row of boxes, ran her finger along them, stopped at one, and took it down. "Here we are--key of C-sharp, two minutes long, only five shillings threepence." "No, no," said the Phoenix. "A larger one. We have something more than mice to frighten." "A bigger one? Och, here's a lovely one, now--five minutes long, ascending scale with a sob at the end, guaranteed to scare a statue. Yours for ten and six. I call that a real bargain, now!" "Bah!" said the Phoenix impatiently. "Enough of these squeaks! We want a real _Wail_, my dear Banshee--such a Wail as never before was heard on the face of this earth. And stop this babbling about shillings and pence. We are prepared to pay in gold.  BALL ONE AND SIX IF READ FROM THE PALM A HEX I'VE THE FINEST IN SIX COUNTIES A TICKET TO THE WALLPURGUS NIGHT BALL WE WANT A WHALE SAID THE PHOENIX AND WE SHALL ACCEPT NOTHING BUT THE BEST AND LOUDEST YOU HAVE AH A BANSHEESE WHALE IS IT CRIED THE HAG YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT SHOP DEARIES TO BE SURE NOW LET ME SEE SHE HOBBLED TO A SHELF WHICH CONTAINED A ROW OF BOXES RAN HER FINGER ALONG THEM STOPPED AT ONE AND TOOK IT DOWN HERE WE ARE KEY OF C SHARP TWO MINUTES LONG ONLY FIVE SHILLINGS THREEPENCE NO NO SAID THE PHOENIX A LARGER ONE WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE THAN MICE TO FRIGHTEN A BIGGER ONE ACH HERE'S A LOVELY ONE NOW FIVE MINUTES LONG ASCENDING SCALE WITH A SOB AT THE END GUARANTEED TO SCARE A STATUE YOURS FOR TEN AND SIX I CALL THAT A REAL BARGAIN NOW BAH SAID THE PHOENIX IMPATIENTLY ENOUGH OF THESE SQUEAKS WE WANT A REAL WHALE MY DEAR BANSHEE SUCH A WAIL AS NEVER BEFORE WAS HEARD ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH AND STOP THIS BABBLING ABOUT SHILLINGS AND PENCE WE ARE PREPARED TO PAY IN GOLD
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