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* * * * * They got back to the hotel before dawn and very carefully crept down the fire escape into the Scientist's room. They put the box on the bedside table, stuck out their tongues at the sleeping Scientist, and crept out again. THEY GOT BACK TO THE HOTEL BEFORE DAWN AND VERY CAREFULLY CREPT DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPE INTO THE SCIENTIST'S ROOM THEY PUT THE BOX ON THE BEDSIDE TABLE STUCK OUT THEIR TONGUES AT THE SLEEPING SCIENTIST AND CREPT OUT AGAIN
bet we're going to give the Wail to the Scientist!" "Precisely, my boy!" The Phoenix beamed. "Oh, golly golly golly!" David sang as he danced around. "And I'll guarantee it, dearies!" the Banshee cackled. "One hundred per cent satisfaction or your money back!" "Defeat and confusion to the enemy!" the Phoenix shouted, giving the special squawk which was its battle cry. The Banshee received her gold. The Phoenix told David for goodness sake not to drop the box or let the lid pop open, or they would regret it to their dying day. David, hearing the rustle of the Wail as it ravenously attacked the cabbages inside the box, assured the Phoenix that he would be careful. The Banshee said, "Ah, Phoenix, do sell the laddie to me," but her tone was more teasing than serious, and they all laughed. Good-bys were said all round, and David and the Phoenix left. The last thing they heard as they felt their way up the dark passage was the happy cackling of the Banshee and the clang of the cash register. LY DAWNED ON DAVID PHOENIX HE CRIED I BET WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE WAIL TO THE SCIENTIST PRECISELY MY BOY THE PHOENIX BEAMED OH GOLLY GOLLY GOLLY DAVID SANG AS HE DANCED AROUND AND I'LL GUARANTEE IT DEARIES THE BAND SHE CACKLED ONE HUNDRED PER CENT SATISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK DEFEAT AND CONFUSION TO THE ENEMY THE PHOENIX SHOUTED GIVING THE SPECIAL SQUAWK WHICH WAS ITS BATTLECRY THE BAND SHE RECEIVED HER GOLD THE PHOENIX TOLD DAVID FOR GOODNESS SAKE NOT TO DROP THE BOX OR LET THE LID POP OPEN OR THEY WOULD REGRET IT TO THEIR DYING DAY DAVID HEARING THE RUSTLE OF THE WHALE AS IT RAVENOUSLY ATTACKED THE CABBAGES INSIDE THE BOX ASSURED THE PHOENIX THAT HE WOULD BE CAREFUL THE BANSHEE SAID AH PHOENIX DO SELL THE LADDIE TO ME BUT HER TONE WAS MORE TEASING THAN SERIOUS AND THEY ALL LAUGHED GOOD BYES WERE SAID ALL AROUND AND DAVID AND THE PHOENIX LEFT THE LAST THING THEY HEARD AS THEY FELT THEIR WAY UP THE DARK PASSAGE WAS THE HAPPY CACKLING OF THE BANSHEE AND THE CLANG OF THE CASH REGISTER
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