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"Yes, I was just  " "  thinking what you could get me for a birthday present," interrupted the Phoenix. "Am I not correct?" David, who had not even given this a thought until now, flushed. "Aha!" said the Phoenix triumphantly. "Just as I thought! YES I WAS JUST THINKING WHAT YOU COULD GET ME FOR A BIRTHDAY PRESENT INTERRUPTED THE PHOENIX AM I NOT CORRECT DAVID WHO HAD NOT GIVEN THIS A THOUGHT UNTIL NOW FLUSHED AHA SAID THE PHOENIX TRIUMPHANTLY JUST AS I THOUGHT
ly. His eyes closed. 10: _In Which a Five Hundredth Birthday Is Celebrated, and the Phoenix Bows to Tradition_ [Illustration] "That's funny," said David, rubbing his eyes and looking around in a puzzled way. "Where are we, Phoenix?" "'Home is the sailor, home from the hill,'" the Phoenix said, "'And the hunter home from the sea.' Or is it the other way around? At any rate, we are home, my boy." And so they were. "Weren't we playing with a Faun just now?" "Quite so." "But there was something else," David said. "Something ... Didn't somebody say, 'Follow, before it is too late,' or something like that? _Did_ we follow?--I can't remember." "No, my boy. By the time one hears that, it is already too late." "Oh." Too late for what? he wondered. Oh, well ... He sighed, and fell to daydreaming. A cough from the Phoenix brought him back. "Beg your pardon?" "I have never seen you so thoughtful, my boy. However, I believe I know what you are thinking about. It _is_ a difficult problem, is it not? R TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY GREGG WEEKES DAVID AND THE PHOENIX BY EDWARD ORMONDRIDE CHAPTER TEN IN WHICH A FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY IS CELEBRATED AND THE PHOENIX BOWS TO TRADITION THAT'S FUNNY SAID DAVID RUBBING HIS EYES AND LOOKING AROUND IN A PUZZLED WAY WHERE ARE WE PHOENIX HOME IS THE SAILOR HOME FROM THE HILL THE PHOENIX SAID AND THE HUNTER HOME FROM THE SEA OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND AT ANY RATE WE ARE HOME MY BOY AND SO THEY WERE WEREN'T WE PLAYING WITH A FAWN JUST NOW QUITE SO BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE DAVID SAID SOMETHING DIDN'T SOMEBODY SAY FOLLOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT DID WE FOLLOW I CAN'T REMEMBER NO MY BOY BY THE TIME ONE HEARS THAT IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE OH TOO LATE FOR WHAT HE WONDERED OH WELL HE SIGHED AND FELL TO DAY DREAMING A COUGH FROM THE PHOENIX BROUGHT HIM BACK BEG YOUR PARDON I HAVE NEVER SEEN YOU SO THOUGHTFUL MY BOY HOWEVER I BELIEVE I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT IT IS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM IS IT NOT
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