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"Idle hands find mischief to do," said the Phoenix severely. "_We_ are making good use of our time, and I suggest that _you_ do the same." "Don't be so stuffy, Phoenix." She pouted. "Come and race with me. I've got a new broom, and I want to see how good it is. Please!" IDLE HANDS FIND MISCHIEF TO DO SAID THE PHOENIX SEVERELY WE ARE MAKING GOOD USE OF OUR TIME AND I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO THE SAME DON'T BE SO STUFFY PHOENIX SHE POUTED COME AND RACE WITH ME I'VE GOT A NEW BROOM AND I WANT TO SEE HOW GOOD IT IS PLEASE
 ..." were the only words David caught, but he could tell from the tone that the Phoenix was pleased. The view below was not to last long. Within half an hour they had run into a heavy overcast, and for a long time it was like flying through very wet, cold cotton. David glanced down, hoping to see the fog thin out. Suddenly he caught sight of a black object rocketing up toward them. Before he could call out a warning, the thing hurtled by, so close that its backwash very nearly knocked him from the bird's back. The Phoenix reduced speed; and the black object, after banking in a wide curve, came cruising up alongside. David was amazed to see that it was a pale but beautiful lady, dressed all in black, sitting on a broom. "Hello, Phoenix!" she cried in a teasing voice. "I haven't seen you in _ever_ so long." [Illustration] "Good morning, I am sure," the Phoenix replied stiffly, staring straight ahead. "Phoenix," the lady continued coaxingly, "I'm awfully bored. Won't you race me? Please? LY WAS NOT CLEAR NORMAL SPEED AIR STREAM PRIME DAYS OF MY YOUTH WERE THE ONLY WORDS DAVID CAUGHT BUT HE COULD TELL FROM THE TONE THAT THE PHOENIX WAS PLEASED THE VIEW BELOW WAS NOT TO LAST LONG WITHIN HALF AN HOUR THEY HAD RUN INTO A HEAVY OVERCAST AND FOR A LONG TIME IT WAS LIKE FLYING THROUGH VERY WET COLD COTTON DAVID GLANCED DOWN HOPING TO SEE THE FOG THIN OUT SUDDENLY HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF A BLACK OBJECT ROCKETING UP TOWARD THEM BEFORE HE COULD CALL OUT A WARNING THE THING HURTLED BY SO CLOSE THAT ITS BACKWASH VERY NEARLY KNOCKED HIM FROM THE BIRD'S BACK THE PHOENIX REDUCED SPEED AND THE BLACK OBJECT AFTER BANKING IN A WIDE CURVE CAME CRUISING UP ALONGSIDE DAVID WAS AMAZED TO SEE THAT IT WAS A PALE BUT BEAUTIFUL LADY DRESSED ALL IN BLACK SITTING ON A BROOM HELLO PHOENIX SHE CRIED IN A TEASING VOICE I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN EVER SO LONG GOOD MORNING I AM SURE THE PHOENIX REPLIED STIFFLY STARING STRAIGHT AHEAD PHOENIX THE LADY CONTINUED COAXINGLY I'M AWFULLY BORED WON'T YOU RACE ME PLEASE
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