“Have I not told you? To-morrow morning at daybreak, even if it rains.”
“Excellent! But you must carry with you several things which you may need.”
“And those are—?”
“First of all you will need plenty of money.”
“That is not lacking,” said Pinocchio in his usual airy way.
“Good! Then you should get a rifle.”
“What for?”
“To defend yourself against the wild animals.”
“Come, come! You don’t want me to believe that! I have seen what the wild animals of Africa are!”
“Be careful, marionette. Take a good rifle with you, for one never knows what will happen in Africa.”