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And your education will cost you nothing. Of course it _would_ be agreeable if you could supply me with cookies from time to time." "As many as you want, Phoenix. Will we go to Africa?" "Naturally, my boy. Your education will include  " "And Egypt? And China? And Arabia?" "Yes. AND YOUR EDUCATION WILL COST YOU NOTHING OF COURSE IT WOULD BE AGREEABLE IF YOU COULD SUPPLY ME WITH COOKIES FROM TIME TO TIME AS MANY AS YOU WANT PHOENIX WILL WE GO TO AFRICA NATURALLY MY BOY YOUR EDUCATION WILL INCLUDE AND EGYPT AND CHINA AND ARABIA YES
will we go?" "Everywhere, my boy!" said the Phoenix, with an airy wave of its wing. "To all corners of the earth. We shall visit my friends and acquaintances." "Oh, do you have--" "Of course, my boy! I am nothing if not a good mixer. My acquaintances (to mention but a few) include Fauns, Dragons, Unicorns, Trolls, Gryffins, Gryffons, Gryffens--" "Excuse me," David interrupted. "What were those last three, please?" "Gryffins," explained the Phoenix, "are the small, reddish, friendly ones. Gryffons are the quick-tempered proud ones. Gryffens--ah, well, the most anyone can say for them is that they are harmless. They are very stupid." "I see," said David doubtfully. "What do they look like?" "Each looks like the others, my boy, except that some are bigger and some are smaller. But to continue: Sea Monsters, Leprechauns, Rocs, Gnomes, Elves, Basilisks, Nymphs--ah--and many others. All are of the Better Sort, since, as I have many times truly observed, one is known by the company one keeps. FEELING MUCH BETTER THAT'S DIFFERENT OH PHOENIX THAT'LL BE WONDERFUL WHERE WILL WE GO EVERYWHERE MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX WITH AN AIRY WAVE OF ITS WING TO ALL CORNERS OF THE EARTH WE SHALL VISIT MY FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES OH DO YOU HAVE OF COURSE MY BOY I AM NOTHING IF NOT A GOOD MIXER MY ACQUAINTANCES TO MENTION BUT A FEW INCLUDE FAUNS DRAGONS UNICORNS TROLLS GRYFFINS GRYFFONS GRYFFENS EXCUSE ME DAVID INTERRUPTED WHAT WERE THOSE LAST THREE PLEASE GRYFFINS EXPLAINED THE PHOENIX ARE THE SMALL REDDISH FRIENDLY ONES GRYFFONS ARE THE QUICK TEMPERED PROUD ONES GRYFFENS AH WELL THE MOST THAT ANY ONE CAN SAY FOR THEM IS THAT THEY ARE HARMLESS THEY ARE VERY STUPID I SEE SAID DAVID DOUBTFULLY WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE EACH LOOKS LIKE THE OTHERS MY BOY EXCEPT THAT SOME ARE BIGGER AND SOME ARE SMALLER BUT TO CONTINUE SEA MONSTERS LEPROCONS ROCKS GNOMES ELVES BASILISKS NYMPHS AH AND MANY OTHERS ALL ARE OF THE BETTER SORT SINCE AS I HAVE MANY TIMES TRULY OBSERVED ONE IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY ONE KEEPS
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