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A gold plated watch chain? I have no watch. No, the best idea would be to get me something which I can use." "Certainly, Phoenix," David stammered. "What _do_ you want, then?" "Ah! We have reached the kernel of the problem. And the answer, my boy, is this: cinnamon." A GOLD PLAITED WATCH CHAIN I HAVE NO WATCH NO THE BEST IDEA WOULD BE TO GET ME SOMETHING WHICH I CAN USE CERTAINLY PHOENIX DAVID STAMMERED WHAT DO YOU WANT THEN AH WE HAVE REACHED THE KERNEL OF THE PROBLEM AND THE ANSWER MY BOY IS THIS CINNAMON
 time one hears that, it is already too late." "Oh." Too late for what? he wondered. Oh, well ... He sighed, and fell to daydreaming. A cough from the Phoenix brought him back. "Beg your pardon?" "I have never seen you so thoughtful, my boy. However, I believe I know what you are thinking about. It _is_ a difficult problem, is it not?" "Yes, I was just--" "--thinking what you could get me for a birthday present," interrupted the Phoenix. "Am I not correct?" David, who had not even given this a thought until now, flushed. "Aha!" said the Phoenix triumphantly. "Just as I thought! Believe me, my dear fellow, when you have been around as long as _I_ have, you can read the minds of your friends as easily as a book. Now, the problem of what to give is a hard one at any time, but the problem of what to give for a five hundredth birthday is even harder. A monogrammed ash tray? I do not receive cigars often enough to make that practical. A hand-knitted sweater? It would not fit (they never do). E OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT DID WE FOLLOW I CAN'T REMEMBER NO MY BOY BY THE TIME ONE HEARS THAT IT IS ALREADY TOO LATE OH TOO LATE FOR WHAT HE WONDERED OH WELL HE SIGHED AND FELL TO DAY DREAMING A COUGH FROM THE PHOENIX BROUGHT HIM BACK BEG YOUR PARDON I HAVE NEVER SEEN YOU SO THOUGHTFUL MY BOY HOWEVER I BELIEVE I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT IT IS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM IS IT NOT YES I WAS JUST THINKING WHAT YOU COULD GET ME FOR A BIRTHDAY PRESENT INTERRUPTED THE PHOENIX AM I NOT CORRECT DAVID WHO HAD NOT GIVEN THIS A THOUGHT UNTIL NOW FLUSHED AHA SAID THE PHOENIX TRIUMPHANTLY JUST AS I THOUGHT BELIEVE ME MY DEAR FELLOW WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU CAN READ THE MINDS OF YOUR FRIENDS AS EASILY AS A BOOK NOW THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO GIVE IS A HARD ONE AT ANY TIME BUT THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO GIVE FOR A FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY IS EVEN HARDER A MONOGRAMED ASH TRAY I DO NOT RECEIVE CIGARS OFTEN ENOUGH TO MAKE THAT PRACTICAL A HAND KNITTED SWEATER IT WOULD NOT FIT THEY NEVER DO
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