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His face and neck were burnt red by the sun, and he had on a pair of thick glasses which made his pale eyes look immense. For some reason David took an instant dislike to him, but he shook hands politely and said, "How do you do?" HIS FACE AND NECK WERE BURNT RED BY THE SUN AND HE HAD ON A PAIR OF THICK GLASSES WHICH MADE HIS PALE EYES LOOK IMMENSE FOR SOME REASON DAVID TOOK AN INSTANT DISLIKE TO HIM BUT HE SHOOK HANDS POLITELY AND SAID HOW DO YOU DO
lung to him, tickling his nose. "Well, here he is at last," said Dad's voice. "Come on in, David." Then, as David walked into the living room, "Good heavens, Son, what's happened to you?" "Your _back_, David!" Mother said in a horrified voice. "Your poor back! What _happened_ to you?" [Illustration] David felt himself. The back of his shirt was ripped to tatters, and there were three lines of caked blood across his shoulders. He remembered now: it was the Gryffon that had tried to grab him as he and the Phoenix made their escape. But he had promised the Phoenix to keep its secret. He stammered, "I--I had an accident." "And dust all _over_ you!" Mother went on. "Well," said David desperately, "it was a _dusty_ accident." "It seems to have been very dusty indeed," said a third voice. There was a loud sneeze. David's father jumped up. "You gave me such a shock when you came in that I almost forgot, David. We have a guest." And he introduced David to a very tall, thin man with a bald head. HAD COMPANY HE SHOUTED I'M HOME AND SNEEZED THE DUST FROM THE GRIFFIN'S CAVE STILL CLUNG TO HIM TICKLING HIS NOSE WELL HERE HE IS AT LAST SAID DAD'S VOICE COME ON IN DAVID THEN AS DAVID WALKED INTO THE LIVING ROOM GOOD HEAVENS SON WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU YOUR BACK DAVID MOTHER SAID IN A HORRIFIED VOICE YOU'RE POOR BACK WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU DAVID FELT HIMSELF THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT WAS RIPPED TO TATTERS AND THERE WERE THREE LINES OF CAKED BLOOD ACROSS HIS SHOULDERS HE REMEMBERED NOW IT WAS THE GRYPHON THAT HAD TRIED TO GRAB HIM AS HE AND THE PHOENIX MADE THEIR ESCAPE BUT HE HAD PROMISED THE PHOENIX TO KEEP IT SECRET HE STAMMERED I I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND DUST ALL OVER YOU MOTHER WENT ON WELL SAID DAVID DESPERATELY IT WAS A DUSTY ACCIDENT IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN VERY DUSTY INDEED SAID A THIRD VOICE THERE WAS A LOUD SNEEZE DAVID'S FATHER JUMPED UP YOU GAVE ME SUCH A SHOCK WHEN YOU CAME IN THAT I ALMOST FORGOT DAVID WE HAVE A GUEST AND HE INTRODUCED DAVID TO A VERY TALL THIN MAN WITH A BALD HEAD
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