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"It's odd," he continued, "that no one has seen it. But I have no doubt it's somewhere here. I am going to begin my search as soon as my equipment gets here." "Tell us about it," said Mother politely. IT'S ODD HE CONTINUED THAT NO ONE HAS SEEN IT BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT IT'S SOMEWHERE HERE I AM GOING TO BEGIN MY SEARCH AS SOON AS MY EQUIPMENT GETS HERE TELL US ABOUT IT SAID MOTHER POLITELY
all his time up on the mountain," his father said. "Maybe he's seen it." The guest turned his big, pale, unpleasant eyes on David. "Well, David," he said, "maybe you can help me. Now, have you seen anything unusual on the mountain?" "Unusual?" said David unsteadily. There was a pain in his chest from the pounding of his heart. "Yes, David," the guest went on, "unusual. So unusual that you couldn't miss it: a very large bird with bright plumage." The floor under David seemed to rock. It was true, then--it was horribly true. This was the Scientist who had been chasing the Phoenix. This was their enemy. "Bird?" David dodged. "Wh-wh-why, there are lots of birds up there. Sparrows and meadow larks and--and sparrows...." "But nothing like a huge bird with bright feathers?" Well, he would have to tell a lie. After all, it was for the Phoenix's sake. "No," said David. "Ah," said the Scientist. But his cold eyes bored into David's for another instant, plainly saying, "I'm not fooled, young man.  HE CHOKED OH NO IT COULDN'T BE THE SCIENTIST OR COULD IT DAVID HERE SPENDS ALL HIS TIME UP ON THE MOUNTAIN HIS FATHER SAID MAYBE HE'S SEEN IT THE GUEST TURNED HIS BIG PALE UNPLEASANT EYES ON DAVID WELL DAVID HE SAID MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME NOW HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING UNUSUAL ON THE MOUNTAIN UNUSUAL SAID DAVID UNSTEADILY THERE WAS A PAIN IN HIS CHEST FROM THE POUNDING OF HIS HEART YES DAVID THE GUEST WENT ON UNUSUAL SO UNUSUAL THAT YOU COULDN'T MISS IT A VERY LARGE BIRD WITH BRIGHT PLUMAGE THE FLOOR UNDER DAVID SEEMED TO ROCK IT WAS TRUE THEN IT WAS HORRIBLY TRUE THIS WAS THE SCIENTIST WHO HAD BEEN CHASING THE PHOENIX THIS WAS THEIR ENEMY BIRD DAVID DODGED WELL WELL WHY THERE ARE LOTS OF BIRDS UP THERE SPARROWS AND MEADOW LARKS AND AND SPARROWS BUT NOTHING LIKE A HUGE BIRD WITH BRIGHT FEATHERS WELL HE WOULD HAVE TO TELL A LIE AFTER ALL IT WAS FOR THE PHOENIX SAFE NO SAID DAVID AH THE SCIENTIST BUT HIS COLD EYES BORED INTO DAVID'S FOR ANOTHER INSTANT PLAINLY SAYING I'M NOT FOOLED YOUNG MAN
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