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"A large lump is developing, my boy. A most pleasant sight! I fear the sun helmet is now useless  crushed like an eggshell." And the Phoenix smiled proudly. [Illustration] "Well, I hope it isn't serious," David said doubtfully. "Anyway, we'll have to do something." A LARGE LUMP IS DEVELOPING MY BOY A MOST PLEASANT SIGHT I FEAR THE SUN HELMET IS NOW USELESS CRUSHED LIKE AN EGG SHELL AND THE PHOENIX SMILED PROUDLY WELL I HOPE IT ISN'T SERIOUS DAVID SAID DOUBTFULLY IN A WAY WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING
re? Answer me!" There was a brilliant flash of gold and blue in the sunlight, the whistle of feathers cleaving the air, the sharp _thwock!_ of fisted talons striking. The Scientist pitched forward with a surprised grunt and lay still across the trail--and the Phoenix, executing a flip in the air to check its speed, settled down beside David. "View halloo!" it shouted excitedly. "Yoicks and Tallyho! Did you see that stoop, my boy? By Jove, the best-trained falcon could not have done better! Believe me, I have been saving that blow for a long time! By Jove, what a magnificent stoop! I think I shall take up Scientist-hunting as a regular thing!" "Thank goodness, Phoenix!" David exclaimed. "Another minute and you would've been too late! But I hope you haven't--hurt him very much." "Nonsense, my boy," said the Phoenix. "A head so stuffed with scientific fact cannot be injured. He will come to in a short while." The Phoenix lifted the Scientist's sun helmet and examined the back of his head. N YOUNG MAN SAID THE SCIENTIST WHO SET THIS SNARE ANSWER ME THERE WAS A BRILLIANT FLASH OF GOLD AND BLUE IN THE SUNLIGHT THE WHISTLE OF FEATHERS CLEAVING THE AIR THE SHARP THWK OF FISTED TALON STRIKING THE SCIENTIST PITCHED FORWARD WITH A SURPRISED GRUNT AND LAY STILL ACROSS THE TRAIL AND THE PHOENIX EXECUTING A FLIP IN THE AIR TO CHECK ITS SPEED SETTLED DOWN BESIDE DAVID VIEW HALLOO IT SHOUTED EXCITEDLY YOIKE'S AND TALLY HO DID YOU SEE THAT STOOP MY BOY BY JOVE THE BEST TRAINED FALCON COULD NOT HAVE DONE BETTER BELIEVE ME I HAVE BEEN SAVING THAT BLOW FOR A LONG TIME BY JOVE WHAT A MAGNIFICENT STOOP I THINK I SHALL TAKE UP SCIENTIST HUNTING AS A REGULAR THING THANK GOODNESS PHOENIX DAVID EXCLAIMED ANOTHER MINUTE AND YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO LATE BUT I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T HURT HIM VERY MUCH NONSENSE MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX A HEAD SO STUFFED WITH SCIENTIFIC FACT CANNOT BE INJURED HE WILL COME TOO IN A SHORT WHILE THE PHOENIX LIFTED THE SCIENTIST'S SUN HELMET AND EXAMINED THE BACK OF HIS HEAD
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