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Our particular Scientist is a daytime creature  that is to say, he comes at dawn and goes at dusk. His invariable habit, my boy!" "Well?" OUR PARTICULAR SCIENTIST IS A DAYTIME CREATURE THAT IS TO SAY HE COMES AT DAWN AND GOES AT DUSK HIS INVARIABLE HABIT MY BOY WELL
o it right now. The Scientist may show up any minute." "Precisely, my boy. Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today. One of my favorite proverbs. We shall begin immediately--" Here the Phoenix caught sight of the bag in David's hand and added hastily: "But, of course, we must not forget that first things come first." "You might have brought more," said the Phoenix, fifteen minutes later. "There weren't any more in the jar," David said. "Phoenix, please tell me what we're going to do. I don't care if curiosity _did_ kill the cat. I've been thinking about the rope and wire and bell all night, and I can't make heads or tails out of it." The Phoenix gave a pleased laugh. "Of course you cannot, my boy. The Plan is far too profound for you to guess what it is. But set your mind at rest. I shall now explain the rope and hatchet." David leaned forward eagerly. "Now, scientists, you know, have fixed habits. If you know those habits, you can predict just what they will do at any time. LL ME WHEN IT'S TIME BUT WHATEVER IT IS WE'D BETTER DO IT RIGHT NOW THE SCIENTIST MAY SHOW UP ANY MINUTE PRECISELY MY BOY NEVER PUT OFF UNTIL TO MORROW WHAT CAN BE DONE TODAY ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROVERBS WE SHALL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY HERE THE PHOENIX CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE BAG IN DAVID'S HAND AND ADDED HASTILY BUT OF COURSE WE MUST NOT FORGET THAT FIRST THINGS COME FIRST YOU MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT MORE SAID THE PHOENIX FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER THERE WEREN'T ANY MORE IN THE JAR DAVID SAID PHOENIX PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO I DON'T CARE IF CURIOSITY DID KILL THE CAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE ROPE AND WIRE ANDLL ALL NIGHT AND I CAN'T MAKE HEADS OR TAILS OUT OF IT THE PHOENIX GAVE A PLEASED LAUGH OF COURSE YOU CANNOT MY BOY THE PLAN IS FAR TOO PROFOUND FOR YOU TO GUESS WHAT IT IS BUT SET YOUR MIND AT REST I SHALL NOW EXPLAIN THE ROPE AND HATCHET DAVID LEANED FORWARD EAGERLY NOW SCIENTISTS YOU KNOW HAVE FIXED HABITS IF YOU KNOW THOSE HABITS YOU CAN PREDICT JUST WHAT THEY WILL DO AT ANY TIME
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