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She will come to no good end, believe me. Tail feathers, indeed!" Just then they burst out of the clouds and into the hot sunlight. Below them, the land was wild and desolate, a vast rolling plain covered for the most part with dry, tawny grass. Here and there were groves of trees drooping beneath the sun. SHE WILL COME TO NO GOOD END BELIEVE ME TAIL FEATHERS INDEED JUST THEN THEY BURST OUT OF THE CLOUDS AND INTO THE HOT SUNLIGHT BELOW THEM THE LAND WAS WILD AND DESOLATE A VAST ROLLING PLAIN COVERED FOR THE MOST PART WITH DRY TAWNY GRASS HERE AND THERE WERE GROVES OF TREES DROOPING BENEATH THE SUN
ee that it was a pale but beautiful lady, dressed all in black, sitting on a broom. "Hello, Phoenix!" she cried in a teasing voice. "I haven't seen you in _ever_ so long." [Illustration] "Good morning, I am sure," the Phoenix replied stiffly, staring straight ahead. "Phoenix," the lady continued coaxingly, "I'm awfully bored. Won't you race me? Please?" "Idle hands find mischief to do," said the Phoenix severely. "_We_ are making good use of our time, and I suggest that _you_ do the same." "Don't be so stuffy, Phoenix." She pouted. "Come and race with me. I've got a new broom, and I want to see how good it is. Please!" "No," said the Phoenix sharply. "Oh, all right for _you_!" she said, tossing her head. "You just don't dare, because you know I'll beat your tail feathers off!" And she shot back into the mist below. "Indeed!" the Phoenix snorted. "Beat my tail feathers off! Ha!" "Is she a Witch?" David asked. "Yes, my boy, and a shocking example of the decline of the younger generation. ND THE BLACK OBJECT AFTER BANKING IN A WIDE CURVE CAME CRUISING UP ALONGSIDE DAVID WAS AMAZED TO SEE THAT IT WAS A PALE BUT BEAUTIFUL LADY DRESSED ALL IN BLACK SITTING ON A BROOM HELLO PHOENIX SHE CRIED IN A TEASING VOICE I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN EVER SO LONG GOOD MORNING I AM SURE THE PHOENIX REPLIED STIFFLY STARING STRAIGHT AHEAD PHOENIX THE LADY CONTINUED COAXINGLY I'M AWFULLY BORED WON'T YOU RACE ME PLEASE IDLE HANDS FIND MISCHIEF TO DO SAID THE PHOENIX SEVERELY WE ARE MAKING GOOD USE OF OUR TIME AND I SUGGEST THAT YOU DO THE SAME DON'T BE SO STUFFY PHOENIX SHE POUTED COME AND RACE WITH ME I'VE GOT A NEW BROOM AND I WANT TO SEE HOW GOOD IT IS PLEASE NO SAID THE PHOENIX SHARPLY OH ALL RIGHT FOR YOU SHE SAID TOSSING HER HEAD YOU JUST DON'T DARE BECAUSE YOU KNOW I'LL BEAT YOUR TAIL FEATHERS OFF AND SHE SHOT BACK INTO THE MIST BELOW INDEED THE PHOENIX SNORTED BEAT MY TAIL FEATHERS OFF HAH IS SHE A WITCH DAVID ASKED YES MY BOY AND A SHOCKING EXAMPLE OF THE DECLINE OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION
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