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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. 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
recisely, my boy. A risk, I admit, but a necessary one. There is a hedge at the back of your house, is there not? Splendid. You may await me there." * * * * * David, sitting in the shadow of the hedge, jumped when he heard the Phoenix's quiet "Good evening, my boy." "Phoenix," he whispered, "how did you do it? Golly, I didn't see you at all, and it isn't even dark yet." "I have been hunted long enough, my boy, to have learned 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.  I TRUST YOU WILL HAVE EVERYTHING READY ARE YOU COMING DOWN PRECISELY MY BOY A RISK I ADMIT BUT A NECESSARY ONE THERE IS A HEDGE AT THE BACK OF YOUR HOUSE IS THERE NOT SPLENDID YOU MAY AWAIT ME THERE DAVID SITTING IN THE SHADOW OF THE HEDGE JUMPED WHEN HE HEARD THE PHOENIX'S QUIET GOOD EVENING MY BOY PHOENIX HE WHISPERED HOW DID YOU DO IT GOLLY I DIDN'T SEE YOU AT ALL AND IT ISN'T EVEN DARK YET I HAVE BEEN HUNTED LONG ENOUGH MY BOY TO HAVE LEARNED 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
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