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If that insufferable man wishes to pursue me further, if he cannot mind his own business, then, by Jove, we shall meet him face to face and FIGHT TO THE FINISH!" IF THAT INSUFFERABLE MAN WISHES TO PURSUE ME FURTHER IF HE CANNOT MIND HIS OWN BUSINESS THEN BY JOVE WE SHALL MEET HIM FACE TO FACE AND FIGHT TO THE FINISH
r fellow, I am really sorry for having caused any misunderstanding or fright," said the Phoenix apologetically. "It was just that I wanted to tell you of my victory--that is, to tell you that I should be indisposed tomorrow." Then David recalled that he had something to say too. The shock of remembering was such that he blurted out the news without thinking of softening the blow. "Phoenix, listen! The Scientist is here!" The Phoenix sat up in bed with a jerk, and David barely suppressed its startled exclamation by clamping a hand over its beak. "It's not so bad yet," he whispered hurriedly, "because he's not sure where you are, and he has to wait for his equipment to get here. But, oh, Phoenix, now I suppose you'll go to South America after all, and I won't have any more education." The Phoenix leaped to its feet and struck a defiant pose. "My boy," it said angrily, "you are mistaken. I refuse to be chased around any longer. Even the lowly worm turns. Am I a mouse, or am I the Phoenix? ATH SHE THOUGHT YOU WERE A BURGLAR MY DEAR FELLOW I AM REALLY SORRY FOR HAVING CAUSED ANY MISUNDERSTANDING OR FRIGHT SAID THE PHOENIX APOLOGETICALLY IT WAS JUST THAT I WANTED TO TELL YOU OF MY VICTORY THAT IS TO TELL YOU THAT I SHOULD BE INDISPOSED TO MORROW THEN DAVID RECALLED THAT HE HAD SOMETHING TO SAY TOO THE SHOCK OF REMEMBERING WAS SUCH THAT HE BLURTED OUT THE NEWS WITHOUT THINKING OF SOFTENING THE BLOW PHOENIX LISTEN THE SCIENTIST IS HERE THE PHOENIX SAT UP IN BED WITH A JERK AND DAVID BARELY SUPPRESSED ITS STARTLED EXCLAMATION BY CLAMPING A HAND OVER ITS BEAK IT'S NOT SO BAD YET HE WHISPERED HURRIEDLY BECAUSE HE'S NOT SURE WHERE YOU ARE AND HE HAS TO WAIT FOR HIS EQUIPMENT TO GET HERE BUT OH PHOENIX NOW I SUPPOSE YOU'LL GO TO SOUTH AMERICA AFTER ALL AND I WON'T HAVE ANY MORE EDUCATION THE PHOENIX LEAPED TO ITS FEET AND STRUCK A DEFIANT POSE MY BOY IT SAID ANGRILY YOU ARE MISTAKEN I REFUSE TO BE CHASED AROUND ANY LONGER EVEN THE LOWLY WORM TURNS AM I A MOUSE OR AM I THE PHOENIX
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