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The Phoenix frowned. "Do not be downcast, my boy. My brain is equal to any occasion. I shall Think. THE PHOENIX FROWNED DO NOT BE DOWNCAST MY BOY MY BRAIN IS EQUAL TO ANY OCCASION I SHALL THINK
ix. You have also heard, of course, of the penalty for breaking the Rule, which you must suffer along with this human boy?" "Now, one moment, my dear Gryffon! I--ah--" "Death!" The Phoenix quailed, and David's legs went limp under him. But they had no chance to plead with the Gryffons. Their captors formed two lines, one on each side of them, and at a scream of command from the leader, all began to march. The Gryffon that had been holding the Phoenix winked horribly at David and made a throat-cutting gesture with its wing. "Courage, my boy," the Phoenix whispered. "It is always darkest before dawn." Presently they reached a hillside. David and the Phoenix were marched up to a cave and thrown in. Two of the Gryffons sat down at the entrance to guard them while the others went off to consider the best method of carrying out the penalty. David was terribly frightened now, but he did not want to let the Phoenix know it. In a voice which trembled a little he asked, "What are we going to do? YOU HAVE NOT YET HEARD THAT WON'T DO PHOENIX YOU HAVE ALSO HEARD OF COURSE OF THE PENALTY FOR BREAKING THE RULE WHICH YOU MUST SUFFER ALONG WITH THIS HUMAN BOY NOW ONE MOMENT MY DEAR GRIFFIN I A DEATH THE PHOENIX QUAILED AND DAVID'S LEGS WENT LIMP UNDER HIM BUT THEY HAD NO CHANCE TO PLEAD WITH THE GRYFFINS THEIR CAPTORS FORMED TWO LINES ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THEM AND AT A SCREAM OF COMMAND FROM THE LEADER ALL BEGAN TO MARCH THE GRYPHON THAT HAD BEEN HOLDING THE PHOENIX WINKED HORRIBLY AT DAVID AND MADE A THROAT CUTTING GESTURE WITH ITS WING COURAGE MY BOY THE PHOENIX WHISPERED IT IS ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE DAWN PRESENTLY THEY REACHED A HILLSIDE DAVID AND THE PHOENIX WERE MARCHED UP TO A CAVE AND THROWN IN TWO OF THE GRYFFINS SAT DOWN AT THE ENTRANCE TO GUARD THEM WHILE THE OTHERS WENT OFF TO CONSIDER THE BEST METHOD OF CARRYING OUT THE PENALTY DAVID WAS TERRIBLY FRIGHTENED NOW BUT HE DID NOT WANT TO LET THE PHOENIX KNOW IT IN A VOICE WHICH TREMBLED A LITTLE HE ASKED WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
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