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It did not seem very practical to David. "Well, Phoenix, that's a good idea," he said carefully. "But how are we going to hide the wires? And what about the noise of the bell?" "Nothing to it, my boy! The wires? There are wires between your house and the telephone pole already  one more would not be noticed. The noise? You have a pillow on your bed, under which the bell can be muffled." "Yes, that's true." It still sounded impractical. "Just imagine it!" IT DID NOT SEEM VERY PRACTICAL TO DAVID WELL PHOENIX THAT'S A GOOD IDEA HE SAID CAREFULLY BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO HIDE THE WIRES AND WHAT ABOUT THE NOISE OF THE BELL NOTHING TO IT MY BOY THE WIRES THERE ARE WIRES BETWEEN YOUR HOUSE AND THE TELEPHONE POLE ALREADY ONE MORE WOULD NOT BE NOTICED THE NOISE YOU HAVE A PILLOW ON YOUR BED UNDER WHICH THE BELL CAN BE MUFFLED YES THAT'S TRUE IT STILL SOUNDED IMPRACTICAL JUST IMAGINE IT
of gliding close to the ground, selecting the best shadows, and keeping a sharp lookout. Well, let us get on with the Plan. Have you the tools here?" "Yes, here they are." "Splendid! Now, my boy, since we must continue your education during the night, it is necessary that we have some way of getting in touch with each other. If you climb the mountainside in the dark, you may unwittingly fall into our own snare. It is far easier for me to come down than it is for you to go up, and under cover of darkness I can do it quite safely. The question now is, how will you know when I have arrived? That, my boy, is the nub, or crux, of the situation. A difficult problem, you will admit. But I have worked out the solution." The Phoenix lowered its voice impressively. "My boy, we are going to install this bell in your room, and the pushbutton on the base of that telephone pole. When I arrive here at night, I shall press the button to let you know that I am ready to go. A magnificent idea, isn't it? ARNED A FEW TRICKS IT IS MERELY A MATTER OF GLIDING CLOSE TO THE GROUND SELECTING THE BEST SHADOWS AND KEEPING A SHARP LOOKOUT WELL LET US GET ON WITH THE PLAN HAVE YOU THE TOOLS HERE YES HERE THEY ARE SPLENDID NOW MY BOY SINCE WE MUST CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION DURING THE NIGHT IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE HAVE SOME WAY OF GETTING IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER IF YOU CLIMB THE MOUNTAINSIDE IN THE DARK YOU MAY UNWITTINGLY FALL INTO OUR OWN SNARE IT IS FAR EASIER FOR ME TO COME DOWN THAN IT IS FOR YOU TO GO UP AND UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS I CAN DO IT QUITE SAFELY THE QUESTION NOW IS HOW WILL YOU KNOW WHEN I HAVE ARRIVED THAT MY BOY IS THE NUB OR CRUX OF THE SITUATION A DIFFICULT PROBLEM YOU WILL ADMIT BUT I HAVE WORKED OUT THE SOLUTION THE PHOENIX LOWERED ITS VOICE IMPRESSIVELY MY BOY WE ARE GOING TO INSTALL THIS BELL IN YOUR ROOM AND THE PUSHBUTTON ON THE BASE OF THAT TELEPHONE POLE WHEN I ARRIVE HERE AT NIGHT I SHALL PRESS THE BUTTON TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM READY TO GO A MAGNIFICENT IDEA ISN'T IT
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