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Its voice, which had been getting louder and louder, ended in an indignant squawk (its battle cry, as it explained later). David's warning _ssh!_ was too late. They heard rapid footsteps and the sound of light switches snapping. "Quick!" David said. ITS VOICE WHICH HAD BEEN GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER ENDED IN AN INDIGNANT SQUAWK ITS BATTLE CRY AS IT EXPLAINED LATER DAVID'S WARNING WAS TOO LATE THEY HEARD RAPID FOOTSTEPS AND THE SOUND OF LIGHT SWITCHES SNAPPING QUICK DAVID SAID
ory--that is, to tell you that I should be indisposed tomorrow." Then David recalled that he had something to say too. The shock of remembering was such that he blurted out the news without thinking of softening the blow. "Phoenix, listen! The Scientist is here!" The Phoenix sat up in bed with a jerk, and David barely suppressed its startled exclamation by clamping a hand over its beak. "It's not so bad yet," he whispered hurriedly, "because he's not sure where you are, and he has to wait for his equipment to get here. But, oh, Phoenix, now I suppose you'll go to South America after all, and I won't have any more education." The Phoenix leaped to its feet and struck a defiant pose. "My boy," it said angrily, "you are mistaken. I refuse to be chased around any longer. Even the lowly worm turns. Am I a mouse, or am I the Phoenix? If that insufferable man wishes to pursue me further, if he cannot mind his own business, then, by Jove, we shall meet him face to face and FIGHT TO THE FINISH! JUST THAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU OF MY VICTORY THAT IS TO TELL YOU THAT I SHOULD BE INDISPOSED TO MORROW THEN DAVID RECALLED THAT HE HAD SOMETHING TO SAY TOO THE SHOCK OF REMEMBERING WAS SUCH THAT HE BLURTED OUT THE NEWS WITHOUT THINKING OF SOFTENING THE BLOW PHOENIX LISTEN THE SCIENTIST IS HERE THE PHOENIX SAT UP IN BED WITH A JERK AND DAVID BARELY SUPPRESSED ITS STARTLED EXCLAMATION BY CLAMPING A HAND OVER ITS BEAK IT'S NOT SO BAD YET HE WHISPERED HURRIEDLY BECAUSE HE'S NOT SURE WHERE YOU ARE AND HE HAS TO WAIT FOR HIS EQUIPMENT TO GET HERE BUT OH PHOENIX NOW I SUPPOSE YOU'LL GO TO SOUTH AMERICA AFTER ALL AND I WON'T HAVE ANY MORE EDUCATION THE PHOENIX LEAPED TO ITS FEET AND STRUCK A DEFIANT POSE MY BOY IT SAID ANGRILY YOU ARE MISTAKEN I REFUSE TO BE CHASED AROUND ANY LONGER EVEN THE LOWLY WORM TURNS AM I A MOUSE OR AM I THE PHOENIX IF THAT INSUFFERABLE MAN WISHES TO PURSUE ME FURTHER IF HE CANNOT MIND HIS OWN BUSINESS THEN BY JOVE WE SHALL MEET HIM FACE TO FACE AND FIGHT TO THE FINISH
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