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"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. 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
of defense when attacked by a Chimera?" David squirmed uncomfortably. "I'm afraid I don't know that, either," he said in a small voice. "There you are!" cried the Phoenix. "You do not have a true, practical education--you are not ready for Life. I, my boy, am going to take your education in hand." "Oh," said David. "Do you mean--are you going to give me--lessons?" Through his mind flashed a picture of the Phoenix (with spectacles on its beak and a ruler in its wing) writing out sentences on a blackboard. The thought gave him a sinking feeling. After all, it was summer--and summer was supposed to be vacation time. "And what an education it will be!" the Phoenix went on, ignoring his question. "Absolutely without equal! The full benefit of my vast knowledge, plus a number of trips to--" "Oh, _traveling_!" said David, suddenly 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. N'T KNOW WELL THEN I SHALL ASK A SIMPLE ONE WHAT IS THE FIRST RULE OF DEFENSE WHEN ATTACKED BY A CHIMERA DAVID SQUIRMED UNCOMFORTABLY I'M AFRAID I DON'T KNOW THAT EITHER HE SAID IN A SMALL VOICE THERE YOU ARE CRIED THE PHOENIX YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRUE PRACTICAL EDUCATION YOU ARE NOT READY FOR LIFE I MY BOY AM GOING TO TAKE YOUR EDUCATION IN HAND OH SAID DAVID DO YOU MEAN ARE YOU GOING TO GIVE ME LESSONS THROUGH HIS MIND FLASHED A PICTURE OF THE PHOENIX WITH SPECTACLES ON ITS BEAK AND A RULER IN ITS WING WRITING OUT SENTENCES ON A BLACKBOARD THE THOUGHT GAVE HIM A SINKING FEELING AFTER ALL IT WAS SUMMER AND SUMMER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE VACATION TIME AND WHAT AN EDUCATION IT WILL BE THE PHOENIX WENT ON IGNORING HIS QUESTION ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT EQUAL THE FULL BENEFIT OF MY VAST KNOWLEDGE PLUS A NUMBER OF TRIPS TO OH TRAVELLING SAID DAVID SUDDENLY 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
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