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⮁  pry
[1] pry(main)> class Parent
[1] pry(main)*   private
[1] pry(main)*   def honk
[1] pry(main)*     puts "hooonk"
[1] pry(main)*   end  
[1] pry(main)* end  
=> :honk
[2] pry(main)> class Child < Parent
[2] pry(main)* end  
=> nil
[3] pry(main)> c = Child.new
=> #<Child:0x50e90>
[4] pry(main)> c.honk
NoMethodError: private method `honk' called on an instance of Child.
from kernel/delta/kernel.rb:78:in `honk (method_missing)'
[5] pry(main)> class Child
[5] pry(main)*   def bongo
[5] pry(main)*     honk
[5] pry(main)*   end  
[5] pry(main)* end  
=> :bongo
[6] pry(main)> c.bongo
hooonk
=> nil
[7] pry(main)>