he quickly became serious:"Tonight-- you know…
do not come," said the little prince."I shall not leave you," I said."I shall look as if I were suffering. I shall look a little as if I were dying. It is like that. Do not come to see that. It is not worth the trouble…
""I shall not leave you."But he was worried."I tell you-- it is also because of the snake. He must not bite you. Snakes-- they are malicious creatures. This one might bite you just for fun…
""I shall not leave you."But a thought came to reassure him:"It is true that they have no more poison for a second bite."That night I did not see him set out on his way. He got away from me without making a sound. When I succeeded in catching up with him he was walking along with a quick and resolute step. He said to me merely:"Ah! You are there…
"And he took me by the hand. But he was still worrying."It was wrong of you to come. You will suffer. I shall look as if I were dead; and that will not be true…
"I said nothing."You understand…it is too far. I cannot carry this body with me. It is too heavy."I said nothing."But it will be like an old abandoned shell. There is nothing sad about old shells…
"I said nothing.He was a little discouraged. But he made one more effort:"You know, it will be very nice. I, too, shall look at the stars. All the stars will be wells with a rusty pulley. All the stars will pour out fresh water for me to drink…
"I said nothing."That will be so amusing! You will have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water…
"And he too said nothing more, because he was crying…"Here it is. Let me go on by myself."And he sat down, because he was afraid. Then he said, again:"You know-- my flower…
I am responsible for her. And she is so weak! She is so nae! She has four thorns, of no use at all, to protect herself against all the world…
"I too sat down, because I was not able to stand up any longer."There now-- that is all…"He still hesitated a lit
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