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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. 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
eavenly, my boy! (Munch munch.) What has happened? (Munch munch. Gulp.) I was insulted, I accepted a challenge, and I brilliantly maintained my honor. Let that be a lesson to you, my boy: death before dishonor. Yes, in spite of my age, I--" "But Phoenix, what _happened_?" "To be brief, then, my boy, for brevity is the soul of wit--although I am not trying to be witty now; I am simply too worn out--Brevity--ah--where was I?" "I _think_ you were telling me what happened to you tonight," David said. "Ah, yes, quite so! Well, I raced the Witch, to put it quite simply." "Oh, Phoenix! Did you win?" "She said that she would '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. WRAPPED THE WET TOWEL AROUND THE PHOENIX'S HEAD WHAT'S HAPPENED AH THAT FEELS HEAVENLY MY BOY MUNCH MUNCH WHAT HAS HAPPENED MUNCH MUNCH GULP I WAS INSULTED I ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE AND I BRILLIANTLY MAINTAINED MY HONOR LET THAT BE A LESSON TO YOU MY BOY DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR YES IN SPITE OF MY AGE I BUT PHOENIX WHAT HAPPENED TO BE BRIEF THEN MY BOY FOR BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT ALTHOUGH I AM NOT TRYING TO BE WITTY NOW I AM SIMPLY TOO WORN OUT BREVITY AH WHERE WAS I I THINK YOU WERE TELLING ME WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU TO NIGHT DAVID SAID AH YES QUITE SO WELL I RACED THE WITCH TO PUT IT QUITE SIMPLY OH PHOENIX DID YOU WIN SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD 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
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