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"Well, I go to school, if that's what you mean. Not now, though, because it's summer vacation." "And what do they teach you there?" "Oh, reading and writing and arithmetic, and things like that." "Aha!" said the Phoenix triumphantly. "Just as I suspected  a classical education. WELL I GO TO SCHOOL IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN NOT NOW THOUGH BECAUSE IT'S SUMMER VACATION AND WHAT DO THEY TEACH YOU THERE OH READING AND WRITING AND ARITHMETIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT AHA SAID THE PHOENIX TRIUMPHANTLY JUST AS I SUSPECTED A CLASSICAL EDUCATION
David cried joyfully. So they sat down on the grass together, and for a long time nothing was heard but sounds of munching. "My boy," said the Phoenix at last, brushing the crumbs from its chest, "I take a modest pride in my way with words, but nothing in the language can do these--ah--baked poems justice. Words fail me." "I'm glad you like them," David said politely. "And now, my boy," continued the Phoenix, as it settled back comfortably, "I have been thinking. Yesterday you showed an intelligent interest in my problems and asked intelligent questions. You did not scoff, as others might have done. You have very rare qualities." David flushed, and mumbled denials. "Do not be so modest, my boy! I speak the truth. It came to me that such a mind as yours, having these qualities, should be further cultivated and refined. And I should be avoiding my clear-cut duty if I did not take this task in hand myself. Of course, I suppose some attempt to educate you has already been made, has it not? IRCUMSTANCES I MUST ACCEPT IT'S SETTLED THEN DAVID CRIED JOYFULLY SO THEY SAT DOWN ON THE GRASS TOGETHER AND FOR A LONG TIME NOTHING WAS HEARD BUT SOUNDS OF MUNCHING MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX AT LAST BRUSHING THE CRUMBS FROM ITS CHEST I TAKE A MODEST PRIDE IN MY WAY WITH WORDS BUT NOTHING IN THE LANGUAGE CAN DO THESE AH BAKED POEMS JUSTICE WORDS FAIL ME I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THEM DAVID SAID POLITELY AND NOW MY BOY CONTINUED THE PHOENIX AS IT SETTLED BACK COMFORTABLY I HAVE BEEN THINKING YESTERDAY YOU SHOWED AN INTELLIGENT INTEREST IN MY PROBLEMS AND ASKED INTELLIGENT QUESTIONS YOU DID NOT SCOFF AS OTHERS MIGHT HAVE DONE YOU HAVE VERY RARE QUALITIES DAVID FLUSHED AND MUMBLED DENIALS DO NOT BE SO MODEST MY BOY I SPEAK THE TRUTH IT CAME TO ME THAT SUCH A MIND AS YOURS HAVING THESE QUALITIES SHOULD BE FURTHER CULTIVATED AND REFINED AND I SHOULD BE AVOIDING MY CLEAR CUT DUTY IF I DID NOT TAKE THIS TASK IN HAND MYSELF OF COURSE I SUPPOSE SOME ATTEMPT TO EDUCATE YOU HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE HAS IT NOT
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