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You gave me quite a fright. I thought  " But here the Phoenix caught sight of the milk and cookies and sat up again. "Ambrosia," it sighed reverently. "And nectar. You _are_ a prince, my dear fellow!" And the Phoenix reached out eagerly. YOU GAVE ME QUITE A FRIGHT I THOUGHT BUT HERE THE PHOENIX CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE MILK AND COOKIES AND SAT UP AGAIN AMBROSIA IT SIGHED REVERENTLY A NECTAR YOU ARE A PRINCE MY DEAR FELLOW AND THE PHOENIX REACHED OUT EAGERLY
David whispered. He jumped to support the bird before it collapsed entirely. "Ah, thank you, my boy," the Phoenix murmured. "Your bed, I presume? May I? Thank you." The springs creaked under its weight as the Phoenix gingerly lay down. "What a night, my boy, _what_ a night!" it sighed weakly, closing its eyes. "Oh, Phoenix, what happened? Can I do anything for you?" David whispered. "A damp, cooling cloth upon my forehead would be welcome, my boy," murmured the Phoenix. "Also a bit of nourishment." David slid down the bannister, got a handful of cookies and a glass of milk, and dampened a dish towel. When he returned, the Phoenix was fast asleep. "Phoenix," he whispered, "wake up. Here's your--" The Phoenix awoke with a violent start and stared wildly around the room. "Trapped!" it muttered, making a frenzied effort to get off the bed. "Not so _loud_!" David whispered sharply. "It's me!" Understanding dawned in the Phoenix's eyes, and it eased itself back with a sigh. "Ah, you, my boy. D ITS WINGS DROOPED TO THE FLOOR AND IT WALKED WITH A LIMP OH PHOENIX PHOENIX DAVID WHISPERED HE JUMPED TO SUPPORT THE BIRD BEFORE IT COLLAPSED ENTIRELY AH THANK YOU MY BOY THE PHOENIX MURMURED YOUR BED I PRESUME MAY I THANK YOU THE SPRINGS CREAKED UNDER ITS WEIGHT AS THE PHOENIX GINGERLY LAY DOWN WHAT A NIGHT MY BOY WHAT A NIGHT IT SIGHED WEAKLY CLOSING ITS EYES O PHOENIX WHAT HAPPENED CAN I DO ANYTHING FOR YOU DAVID WHISPERED A DAMP COOLING CLOTH UPON MY FOREHEAD WOULD BE WELCOME MY BOY MURMURED THE PHOENIX ALSO A BIT OF NOURISHMENT DAVID SLID DOWN THE BANISTER GOT A HANDFUL OF COOKIES AND A GLASS OF MILK AND DAMPENED A DISH TOWEL WHEN HE RETURNED THE PHOENIX WAS FAST ASLEEP PHOENIX HE WHISPERED WAKE UP HERE'S YOUR THE PHOENIX WOKE WITH A VIOLENT START AND STARED WILDLY AROUND THE ROOM TRAPPED IT MUTTERED MAKING A FRENZIED EFFORT TO GET OFF THE BED NOT SO LOUD DAVID WHISPERED SHARPLY IT'S ME UNDERSTANDING DAWNED IN THE PHOENIX'S EYES AND IT EASED ITSELF BACK WITH A SIGH AH YOU MY BOY
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