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"Do you think he saw us?" the Phoenix whispered. "I don't think so," David whispered back. "He's looking off to the left. DO YOU THINK HE SAW US THE PHOENIX WHISPERED I DON'T THINK SO DAVID WHISPERED BACK HE'S LOOKING OFF TO THE LEFT
. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. They will hear from us, believe me! We shall write them a stiff complaint!" "Well, Phoenix," said David hopefully, "we can set the snare again if we can find another good sapling; and we still have the other one, so we're pretty well protected. And why couldn't we meet every night by the hedge, the way we did last night? The bell was a good idea, but we _could_ get along without it." The Phoenix sighed. "I suppose you are right, my boy. There is no use crying over spilt milk. One must set one's jaw and--good heavens, my boy! _Duck!_" The Phoenix threw itself to the ground and wildly motioned to David to do the same. He flattened himself out beside the bird and said, "What is it, Phoenix?" "Down the mountainside," whispered the Phoenix. "Look! Do not stick your head over too far." David wormed his way to the edge, peered down, and gasped. Below him, on the grassy slope at the foot of the scarp, was a figure clad in khaki. It was the Scientist. RCUITED POWER LINE LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU MY BOY ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING WELL THEY WILL HEAR FROM US BELIEVE ME WE SHALL WRITE THEM A STIFF COMPLAINT WELL PHOENIX SAID DAVID HOPEFULLY WE CAN SET THE SNARE AGAIN IF WE CAN FIND ANOTHER GOOD SAPLING AND WE STILL HAVE THE OTHER ONES SO WE'RE PRETTY WELL PROTECTED AND WHY COULDN'T WE MEET EVERY NIGHT BY THE HEDGE THE WAY WE DID LAST NIGHT THE BELL WAS A GOOD IDEA BUT WE COULD GET ALONG WITHOUT IT THE PHOENIX SIGHED I SUPPOSE YOU ARE RIGHT MY BOY THERE IS NO USE CRYING OVER SPILT MILK ONE MUST SET ONE'S JAW AND GOOD HEAVENS MY BOY DUCK THE PHOENIX THREW ITSELF TO THE GROUND AND WILDLY MOTIONED TO DAVID TO DO THE SAME HE FLATTENED HIMSELF OUT BESIDE THE BIRD AND SAID WHAT IS IT PHOENIX DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE WHISPERED THE PHOENIX LOOK DO NOT STICK YOUR HEAD OVER TOO FAR DAVID WORMED HIS WAY TO THE EDGE PEERED DOWN AND GASPED BELOW HIM ON THE GRASSY SLOPE AT THE FOOT OF THE SCARP WAS A FIGURE CLAD IN KHAKI IT WAS THE SCIENTIST
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