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_" "Oh," said David. He thought about this a while, then asked, "But suppose the Scientist comes up on the ledge during the day and catches you asleep?" "Aha! That is where the rope and hatchet come in. Never fear, my boy  I thought of that also. OH SAID DAVID HE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS A WHILE THEN ASKED BUT SUPPOSE THE SCIENTIST COMES UP ON THE LEDGE DURING THE DAY AND CATCHES YOU ASLEEP AHA THAT IS WHERE THE ROPE AND HATCHET COME IN NEVER FEAR MY BOY I THOUGHT OF THAT ALSO
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. 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?" "There you are, my boy!" said the Phoenix triumphantly. "_We shall sleep during the day and continue your education at night! 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 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 THERE YOU ARE MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX TRIUMPHANTLY WE SHALL SLEEP DURING THE DAY AND CONTINUE YOUR EDUCATION AT NIGHT
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