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"And I'll bring you some cookies, if you like." "Ah," said the Phoenix, closing its eyes. "Sugar cookies, by any chance?" it asked faintly. AND I'LL BRING YOU SOME COOKIES IF YOU LIKE AH SAID THE PHOENIX CLOSING ITS EYES SUGAR COOKIES BY ANY CHANCE IT ASKED FAINTLY
stammered. "It's too bad--I mean, couldn't you--it would be nice if we--Well, do you really _have_ to go to South America? It would be nice if you'd stay a while, until the Scientist shows up, anyway--and I like talking with you...." His face burned. It seemed like a lot to ask. The Phoenix harrumphed several times in its throat and shuffled its feet. "Really, I cannot tell you how--how much you--well, really--such a delightful request! Ah--harrumph! Perhaps it can be arranged." "Oh, Phoenix!" David threw his arms around the bird's neck and then, unable to restrain himself any longer, turned a somersault on the grass. "But for the present, it seems to be getting late," said the Phoenix. "We shall talk it over some other time and decide." "Golly, it _is_ late--I hadn't noticed. Well, I'll have to go, or they'll worry about me at home. But I can come up and see you tomorrow, can't I?" "Of course, my boy! In the bustle of morning, in the hush of noon, in the--ah--to be brief, at any time. ING SOLEMNLY NOW AS YOU WERE SAYING WELL PHOENIX I WAS JUST THINKING DAVID STAMMERED IT'S TOO BAD I MEAN COULDN'T YOU IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE WELL DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO TO SOUTH AMERICA IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU'D STAY AWHILE UNTIL THE SCIENTIST SHOWS UP ANYWAY AND I LIKE TALKING WITH YOU HIS FACE BURNED IT SEEMED LIKE A LOT TO ASK THE PHOENIX HURRUMPED SEVERAL TIMES IN ITS THROAT AND SHUFFLED ITS FEET REALLY I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH YOU WELL REALLY SUCH A DELIGHTFUL REQUEST AH HURRUP PERHAPS IT CAN BE ARRANGED OH PHOENIX DAVID THREW HIS ARMS AROUND THE BIRD'S NECK AND THEN UNABLE TO RESTRAIN HIMSELF ANY LONGER TURNED A SOMERSAULT ON THE GRASS BUT FOR THE PRESENT IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING LATE SAID THE PHOENIX WE SHALL TALK IT OVER SOME OTHER TIME AND DECIDE GOLLY IT IS LATE I HADN'T NOTICED WELL I'LL HAVE TO GO OR THEY'LL WORRY ABOUT ME AT HOME BUT I CAN COME UP AND SEE YOU TO MORROW CAN'T I OF COURSE MY BOY IN THE BUSTLE OF MORNING IN THE HUSH OF NOON IN THE AH TO BE BRIEF AT ANY TIME
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