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Then the Banshee caught sight of David and hobbled over to him, peering into his frightened eyes. "Ah, the wee darling," she crooned, "the plump little mannikin. What a broth he'd make, to be sure." She pinched his arm, and he started back in terror. THEN THE BANSHEE CAUGHT SIGHT OF DAVID AND HOBBLED OVER TO HIM PEERING INTO HIS FRIGHTENED EYES AH THE WE DARLINGS SHE CROONED THE PLUMP LITTLE MANNIKIN WHAT A BROTH HE'D MAKE TO BE SURE SHE PINCHED HIS ARM AND HE STARTED BACK IN TERROR
 in surprise, said, "My dear Banshee, since when have you taken up witchcraft? This is most unexpected." "Ah, 'tis the Phoenix!" exclaimed the hag, peering at them again. "Well, fancy that now! Och, you may well ask, and I'll be telling you. 'Tis a poor life being a Banshee--long hours and not so much as sixpence in it for a full night's work, and I got that sick of it! So I changed me trade. 'Sure, you'll never make a go of it,' they told me, 'and at your age,' they says, 'and once you've got your station in life,' they says, 'there's no changing it.' 'It's in the prime of me life I am,' says I, 'and I'll not be changing me mind for all your cackling,' says I, 'and if certain mouths don't shut up,' says I, 'I'll cast spells that'll make certain people wish they were dead.' That set them back on their heels, you may be sure. Well, 'twas the best decision of me life. The money pours in like sorrows to a widow, and I'll be retiring within the year to live out my days like a proper queen. ISH THIS BREW THE PHOENIX WHO HAD BEEN GAZING AROUND THE CHAMBER IN SURPRISE SAID MY DEAR BANSHEE SINCE ONE HAVE YOU TAKEN UP WITCHCRAFT THIS IS MOST UNEXPECTED AH TIS THE PHOENIX EXCLAIMED THE HAG PEERING AT THEM AGAIN WELL FANCY THAT NOW ACH YOU MAY WELL ASK AND I'LL BE TELLING YOU TIS A POOR LIFE BEING A BANSHEE LONG HOURS AND NOT SO MUCH AS SIXPENCE IN IT FOR A FULL NIGHT'S WORK AND I GOT THAT SICK OF IT SO I CHANGED ME TRADE SURE YOU'LL NEVER MAKE A GO OF IT THEY TOLD ME AND AT YOUR AGE THEY SAYS AND ONCE YOU'VE GOT YOUR STATION IN LIFE THEY SAYS THERE'S NO CHANGING IT IT'S IN THE PRIME OF ME LIFE I AM SAYS I AND I'LL NOT BE CHANGING ME MINE FOR ALL YOUR CACKLING SAYS I AND IF CERTAIN MOUTHS DON'T SHUT UP SAYS I I'LL CAST SPELLS THAT'LL MAKE CERTAIN PEOPLE WISH THEY WERE DEAD THAT SET THEM BACK ON THEIR HEELS YOU MAY BE SURE WELL TWAS THE BEST DECISION OF ME LIFE THE MONEY POURS IN LIKE SORROWS TO A WIDOW AND I'LL BE RETIRING WITHIN THE YEAR TO LIVE OUT MY DAYS LIKE A PROPER QUEEN
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