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But I did not know which house was yours. I had to pick one at random. I thrust my head in a window and uttered a cautious _pssssst_! Imagine my dismay when I was answered by a piercing scream! I had to beat a hasty and undignified retreat into a garage until all was peaceful again. BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHICH HOUSE WAS YOURS I HAD TO PICK ONE AT RANDOM I THRUST MY HEAD IN A WINDOW AND UTTERED A CAUTIOUS PIST IMAGINE MY DISMAY WHEN I WAS ANSWERED BY A PIERCING SCREAM I HAD TO BEAT A HASTY AND UNDIGNIFIED RETREAT INTO A GARAGE UNTIL ALL WAS PEACEFUL AGAIN
dear fellow--every tail feather intact!" "Good for you, Phoenix! How did it go?" "I found her somewhere over Scotland and accepted her challenge. We jockeyed about for starting positions, and she insulted me by offering me a handicap--which, of course, I refused. For several hundred miles it was nip and tuck, as it were. Then, over Luxembourg, I put all my energies into a magnificent sprint and won the race by three and a half broom lengths. She claimed a foul and went off in a fit of sulks, of course. (I never saw a Witch who was a good loser.) And I--well, the fact is, my boy, that I am not as young as I used to be. I simply _crawled_ home." "Oh, you poor Phoenix! But you won, though. Good for you, Phoenix. I'm proud of you! I didn't like her at all." "There you are--I had to win, for both of us. Now, as I wended my weary way homeward, I realized that I should be too tired to go traveling tomorrow. So I decided to tell you, in case you should want to do something else during the day. ULD BEAT MY TAIL FEATHERS OFF DID SHE NOT BEHOLD MY DEAR FELLOW EVERY TAIL FEATHER INTACT GOOD FOR YOU PHOENIX HOW DID IT GO I FOUND HER SOMEWHERE OVER SCOTLAND AND ACCEPTED HER CHALLENGE WE JOCKEYED ABOUT FOR STARTING POSITIONS AND SHE INSULTED ME BY OFFERING ME A HANDICAP WHICH OF COURSE I REFUSED FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES IT WAS NIP AND TUCK AS IT WERE THEN OVER LUXEMBOURG I PUT ALL MY ENERGIES INTO A MAGNIFICENT SPRINT AND WON THE RACE BY THREE AND A HALF BROOM LENGTHS SHE CLAIMED A FOWL AND WENT OFF IN A FIT OF SULKS OF COURSE I NEVER SAW A WITCH WHO WAS A GOOD LOSER AND I WELL THE FACT IS MY BOY THAT I AM NOT AS YOUNG AS I USED TO BE I SIMPLY CRAWLED HOME OH YOU POOR PHOENIX BUT YOU WON THOUGH GOOD FOR YOU PHOENIX I'M PROUD OF YOU I DIDN'T LIKE HER AT ALL THERE YOU ARE I HAD TO WIN FOR BOTH OF US NOW AS I WENDED MY WEARY WAY HOMEWARD I REALIZED THAT I SHOULD BE TOO TIRED TO GO TRAVELING TO MORROW SO I DECIDED TO TELL YOU IN CASE YOU SHOULD WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE DURING THE DAY
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