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"I'll ask Aunt Amy to make some tonight." "Ah, splendid, my boy! Splendid! Shall we say not more than  ah  that is, not _less_ than  ah  fifteen?" "All right, Phoenix. My Aunt Amy keeps a big jar full of cookies, and I can have as many as I like." I'LL ASK AUNT AMY TO MAKE SOME TO NIGHT AH SPLENDID MY BOY SPLENDID SHALL WE SAY NOT MORE THAN AH THAT IS NOT LESS THAN AH FIFTEEN ALL RIGHT PHOENIX MY AUNT AMY KEEPS A BIG JAR FULL OF COOKIES AND I CAN HAVE AS MANY AS I LIKE
 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." "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. David noticed the feathers of its throat jumping up and down with rapid swallowing motions. Y 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 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 DAVID NOTICED THE FEATHERS OF ITS THROAT JUMPING UP AND DOWN WITH RAPID SWALLOWING MOTIONS
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