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David saw that it had two short, straight horns just in front of its ears, eyes that were soft and cowlike, and a most expressive set of whiskers. The whiskers were now at a doubtful, half mast angle. "Ah, Phoenix," said the Sea Monster at last in a mild voice. "Can't you remember to wake me a bit more gently? DAVID SAW THAT IT HAD TWO SHORT STRAIGHT HORNS JUST IN FRONT OF ITS EARS EYES THAT WERE SOFT AND COW LIKE AND A MOST EXPRESSIVE SET OF WHISKERS THE WHISKERS WERE NOW AT A DOUBTFUL HALF MAST ANGLE AH PHOENIX SAID THE SEA MONSTER AT LAST IN A MILD VOICE CAN'T YOU REMEMBER TO WAKE ME A BIT MORE GENTLY
h. The only sign of the Sea Monster was a great furrow in the sand, which led down to the agitated water. "Golly, that was fast!" David marveled, as they shook the sand from themselves. "Do you think it'll come back, Phoenix?" "Of course, my boy. Curiosity, if nothing else, will bring it up again. In the meantime, we might as well sit down and wait." They sat down and waited. David took off his jacket. For fifteen minutes they heard nothing but the murmuring of the surf and the rustling clatter of palm fronds. At last there was a slight splashing noise from the lagoon. "There," David whispered, pointing. Thirty feet offshore, an ear was being thrust cautiously above the rippled surface. It twitched once or twice, then pointed quiveringly in their direction. "Come out, Monster!" the Phoenix shouted. "It is I, the Phoenix." The Sea Monster's head appeared slowly, followed by several yards of neck. It peered at them short-sightedly, weaving its head from side to side to get a better view. LEARED THEY FOUND THEMSELVES ALONE ON THE BEACH THE ONLY SIGN OF THE SEA MONSTER WAS A GREAT FURROW IN THE SAND WHICH LED DOWN TO THE AGITATED WATER GOLLY THAT WAS FAST DAVID MARVELLED AS THEY SHOOK THE SAND FROM THEMSELVES DO YOU THINK IT'LL COME BACK PHOENIX OF COURSE MY BOY CURIOSITY IF NOTHING ELSE WILL BRING IT UP AGAIN IN THE MEANTIME WE MIGHT AS WELL SIT DOWN AND WAIT THEY SAT DOWN AND WAITED DAVID TOOK OFF HIS JACKET FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES THEY HEARD NOTHING BUT THE MURMURING OF THE SURF AND THE RUSTLING CLATTER OF PALM FRONDS AT LAST THERE WAS A SLIGHT SPLASHING NOISE FROM THE LAGOON THERE DAVID WHISPERED POINTING THIRTY FEET OFF SHORE AN EAR WAS BEING THRUST CAUTIOUSLY ABOVE THE RIPPLED SURFACE IT TWITCHED ONCE OR TWICE THEN POINTED QUIVERINGLY IN THEIR DIRECTION COME OUT MONSTER THE PHOENIX SHOUTED IT IS I THE PHOENIX THE SEA MONSTER'S HEAD APPEARED SLOWLY FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL YARDS OF NECK IT PEERED AT THEM SHORT SIGHTEDLY WEAVING ITS HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO GET A BETTER VIEW
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