这时,小王子郑重其事地说:
“这没有什么关系,我那里一切都很小很小。”
接着,他或许略带伤感地又补充了一句:“一直朝前走,也不会走出多远”
chapter3
ittookalongtitoleawherehecafrothelittleprince,whoaskedsonyquesns,neverseedtoheartheonesiaskedhiitwasfrowordsdroppedbychancethat,littleby
little,everythingwasrevealedto.
thefirsttihesawairne,forinstanceishallnotdrawairne;thatwouldbeplicatedfor,heasked:”whatisthatobject””thatisnotanobject.itflies.itisanairne.itisairne.”andiwasproudtohavehileathaticouldfly.
hecriedout,then:”whatyoudroppeddownfrothesky””yes,”ianswered,destly.
”ohthatisfunny”
andthelittleprincebrokeintoalovelypealofughter,whichirritatedverych.ilikesfortunestobetakenserily.
thenheadded:”soyou,too,efrotheskywhichisyourpl”atthatnticaughtagleaoflightintheirablesteryofhispresence;andidended,abruptly:”doyouefroanotherpl”buthedidnotreply.hetossedhisheadgently,withouttakinghiseyesfrone:”itistruethatonthatyoucanthaveefroveryfaraway...”andhesankintoareverie,whichstedalongti.then,takingsheepoutofhispocket,heburiedhielfinthenofhistreasure.
youcaniginehowcusitywasaredbythishalfconfidenceaboutthe”otherpls.”ideagreateffort,therefore,tofindoutreonthissubject.
“littlen,wheredoyouefrowhatisthiswhereilive,ofwhichyouspeakwheredoyouwanttotakeyoursheep”
afterareflectivesilenceheanswered:”thethingthatissogoodabouttheboxyouhavegivenisthatatnighthecaneitashishe.””thatisso.andifyouaregoodiwillgiveyouastring,too,sothatyoucantiehiduringtheday,andaposttotiehito.”butthelittleprinceseedshockedbythisoffer:”tiehiwhataqueeridea”“butifyoudonttiehi”isaid,“hewillwanderoffsowhere,andgetlost.”
friendbrokeintoanotherpealofughter:”butwheredoyouthinkhewouldgo””anywhere.straightaheadofhi”thenthelittleprincesaid,eaestly:”thatdoesnttter.whereilive,everythingissosll”and,withperhapsahintofsadness,headded:”straightaheadofhinobodycangoveryfar...”