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"But it won't hold him long, Phoenix! We've got to think of something else. Now your whole birthday is spoiled!" "On the contrary, my boy, it will hold him long enough. BUT IT WON'T HOLD HIM LONG PHOENIX WE'VE GOT TO THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE NOW YOUR WHOLE BIRTHDAY IS SPOILED ON THE CONTRARY MY BOY IT WILL HOLD HIM LONG ENOUGH
 is no cause for alarm. He is not nearby at present. I sent him back." "Sent him back? How?" "Nothing to it, my boy," said the Phoenix smugly. "He was up at the crack of dawn, toiling with typical stupidity in full sight on the slope below. He was making a blind of green branches to hide in while he spies on me. (Really, the childishness of his efforts! To think for a minute he could fool _me_ with such tricks!) Well, I waited until he had gone down the slope to cut more greenery, and when his back was turned, I slipped down to the blind and took his binoculars." "But Phoenix, what did you want with his binoculars?" "I did not want his binoculars, my boy, but _he_ did. His language when he discovered the loss was simply frightful--I could hear it all the way up here. Of course, he had to return to town for another pair." "But he'll be back!" "Precisely, my boy. But he will have something to keep him busy when he returns. I took the liberty of destroying his blind. _That_ will hold him. PHOENIX IN A FRIGHTENED VOICE NOW MY DEAR FELLOW THERE IS NO CAUSE FOR ALARM HE IS NOT NEAR BY AT PRESENT I SENT HIM BACK SENT HIM BACK HOW NOTHING TO IT MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX SMUGLY HE WAS UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN TOILING WITH TYPICAL STUPIDITY IN FULL SIGHT ON THE SLOPE BELOW HE WAS MAKING A BLIND OF GREEN BRANCHES TO HIDE IN WHILE HE SPIES ON ME REALLY THE CHILDISHNESS OF HIS EFFORTS TO THINK FOR A MINUTE HE COULD FOOL ME WITH SUCH TRICKS WELL I WAITED UNTIL HE HAD GONE DOWN THE SLOPE TO CUT MORE GREENERY AND WHEN HIS BACK WAS TURNED I SLIPPED DOWN TO THE BLIND AND TOOK HIS BINOCULARS BUT PHOENIX WHAT DID YOU WANT WITH HIS BINOCULARS I DID NOT WANT HIS BINOCULARS MY BOY BUT HE DID HIS LANGUAGE WHEN HE DISCOVERED THE LOSS WAS SIMPLY FRIGHTFUL I COULD HEAR IT ALL THE WAY UP HERE OF COURSE HE HAD TO RETURN TO TOWN FOR ANOTHER PAIR BUT HE'LL BE BACK PRECISELY MY BOY BUT HE WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO KEEP HIM BUSY WHEN HE RETURNS I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF DESTROYING HIS BLIND THAT WILL HOLD HIM
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