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I do not know how or where, but I am positive of it." The Phoenix flicked a tear from its eye with the tip of one wing, while with the other it patted David awkwardly on the shoulder. "Don't go, Phoenix, _please_ don't go." "I must, my boy. Here, permit me to present you with a small token (ouch!) of our friendship." Dimly, through his tears, David saw the Phoenix pluck the longest, bluest feather from its tail, and he felt it being pressed into his hand. I DO NOT KNOW HOW OR WHERE BUT I AM POSITIVE OF IT THE PHOENIX FLICKED A TEAR FROM ITS EYE WITH THE TIP OF ONE WING WHILE WITH THE OTHER IT PATTED DAVID AWKWARDLY ON THE SHOULDER DON'T GO PHOENIX PLEASE DON'T GO I MUST MY BOY HERE PERMIT ME TO PRESENT YOU WITH A SMALL TOKEN OUT OF OUR FRIENDSHIP DIMLY THROUGH HIS TEARS DAVID SAW THE PHOENIX PLUCK THE LONGEST BLUEST FEATHER FROM ITS TAIL AND HE FELT IT BEING PRESSED INTO HIS HAND
ay of celebrating, but it must be done. This is the traditional end of the Phoenix, my boy, and we cannot ignore the tradition, no matter what our feelings may be. Do you see?" "No!" David cried. "Please, Phoenix, don't do it! It's horrible! I won't let you do it!" "But I must, my dear chap! I cannot help it. This is what it means to be the Phoenix. Nothing can stop the tradition. Please, my boy, do not take on so! It is not in the least horrible, I assure you. My Instinct tells me so." "You said you were going to give me an education," David sobbed. "You said we would see--you said--and we've only been on four adventures--you never told me about this--" "I am terribly sorry, my boy. I could not tell you about it because I did not _know_ about it until now. As for your education, it is a pity to have it cut short in this way. I had great plans.... But consider--you have had four adventures which no one else in the whole world has had! And besides, my boy, we shall see each other again. NOW PLEASE MY BOY I ADMIT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A VERY JOYFUL WAY OF CELEBRATING BUT IT MUST BE DONE THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL END OF THE PHOENIX MY BOY AND WE CANNOT IGNORE THE TRADITION NO MATTER WHAT OUR FEELINGS MAY BE DO YOU SEE NO DAVID CRIED PLEASE PHOENIX DON'T DO IT IT'S HORRIBLE I WON'T LET YOU DO IT BUT I MUST MY DEAR CHAP I CANNOT HELP IT THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE PHOENIX NOTHING CAN STOP THE TRADITION PLEASE MY BOY DO NOT TAKE ON SO IT IS NOT IN THE LEAST HORRIBLE I ASSURE YOU MY INSTINCT TELLS ME SO YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE ME AN EDUCATION DAVID SOBBED YOU SAID WE WOULD SEE YOU SAID AND WE'VE ONLY BEEN ON FOUR ADVENTURES YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THIS I AM TERRIBLY SORRY MY BOY I COULD NOT TELL YOU ABOUT IT BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW AS FOR YOUR EDUCATION IT IS A PITY TO HAVE IT CUT SHORT IN THIS WAY I HAD GREAT PLANS BUT CONSIDER YOU HAVE HAD FOUR ADVENTURES WHICH NO ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD HAS HAD AND BESIDES MY BOY WE SHALL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN
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