"Why will you not come also?"
"It is useless to tempt me. I promised my good Fairy to become a sensible boy, and I will not break my word."
"Good-bye, then, and give my compliments to all the boys at school, if you meet them in the street."
"Good-bye, Candlewick; a pleasant journey to you; amuse yourself, and think sometimes of your friends."
Thus saying, the puppet made two steps to go, but then stopped, and, turning to his friend, he inquired:
"But are you quite certain that in that country all the weeks consist of six Saturdays and one Sunday?"
"Most certainly."
"But do you know for certain that the holidays begin on the first of January and finish on the last day of December?"
"Assuredly."
"What a delightful country!" repeated Pinocchio, looking enchanted. Then, with a resolute air, he added in a great hurry: