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第二十五章（第2页）

他的面颊绯红。

再一次，我不知为什么，又感到一阵莫名其妙的悲伤。这时，我想到了一个问题：“一星期以前，我认识你的那天早上，你单独一个人在这旷无人烟的地方走着，这么说，这并不是偶然的了？你是要回到你降落的地方去是吗？”

小王子的脸又红了。

我犹豫不定地又说了一句：

“可能是因为周年到了吧？……”

小王子脸又红了。他从来也不回答这些问题，但是，脸红就等于说“是的”，是吧？

“啊！”我对他说，“我有点怕……”

但他却打断了我：

“你现在该做事了。你应该回到你的飞机那里去。我在这里等你。你明天晚上再来……”

我很担心。我想起了狐狸的话。如果被人驯服了，就可能会要哭的……

Chapter25

"Men，"saidthelittleprince，"setoutontheirwayinexpresstrains，buttheydonotknowwhattheyarelookingfor.Thentheyrushabout，andgetexcited，andturnroundandround..."Andheadded:

"Itisnotworththetrouble..."ThewellthatwehadcometowasnotlikethewellsoftheSahara.ThewellsoftheSaharaaremereholesduginthesand.Thisonewaslikeawellinavillage.Buttherewasnovillagehere，andIthoughtImustbedreaming...

"Itisstrange，"Isaidtothelittleprince."Everythingisreadyforuse:thepulley，thebucket，therope..."Helaughed，touchedtherope，andsetthepulleytoworking.Andthepulleymoaned，likeanoldweathervanewhichthewindhaslongsinceforgotten.

"Doyouhear"saidthelittleprince."Wehavewakenedthewell，anditissinging..."Ididnotwanthimtotirehimselfwiththerope.

"Leaveittome，"Isaid."Itistooheavyforyou."Ihoistedthebucketslowlytotheedgeofthewellandsetitthere—happy，tiredasIwas，overmyachievement.Thesongofthepulleywasstillinmyears，andIcouldseethesunlightshimmerinthestilltremblingwater.

"Iamthirstyforthiswater，"saidthelittleprince."Givemesomeofittodrink..."AndIunderstoodwhathehadbeenlookingfor.

Iraisedthebuckettohislips.Hedrank，hiseyesclosed.Itwasassweetassomespecialfestivaltreat.Thiswaterwasindeedadifferentthingfromordinarynourishment.Itssweetnesswasbornofthewalkunderthestars，thesongofthepulley，theeffortofmyarms.Itwasgoodfortheheart，likeapresent.WhenIwasalittleboy，thelightsoftheChristmastree，themusicoftheMidnightMass，thetendernessofsmilingfaces，usedtomakeup，so，theradianceofthegiftsIreceived.

"Themenwhereyoulive，"saidthelittleprince，"raisefivethousandrosesinthesamegarden—andtheydonotfindinitwhattheyarelookingfor.""Theydonotfindit，"Ireplied.

"Andyetwhattheyarelookingforcouldbefoundinonesinglerose，orinalittlewater.""Yes，thatistrue，"Isaid.

Andthelittleprinceadded:

"Buttheeyesareblind.Onemustlookwiththeheart..."Ihaddrunkthewater.Ibreathedeasily.Atsunrisethesandisthecolorofhoney.Andthathoneycolorwasmakingmehappy，too.Whatbroughtme，then，thissenseofgrief"Youmustkeepyourpromise，"saidthelittleprince，softly，ashesatdownbesidemeoncemore.

"Whatpromise"

"Youknow—amuzzleformysheep...Iamresponsibleforthisflower..."Itookmyroughdraftsofdrawingsoutofmypocket.Thelittleprincelookedthemover，andlaughedashesaid:"Yourbaobabs—theylookalittlelikecabbages.""Oh!"

Ihadbeensoproudofmybaobabs!

"Yourfox—hisearslookalittlelikehorns;andtheyaretoolong."Andhelaughedagain.

"Youarenotfair，littleprince，"Isaid."Idon’tknowhowtodrawanythingexceptboaconstrictorsfromtheoutsideandboaconstrictorsfromtheinside.""Oh，thatwillbeallright，"hesaid，"childrenunderstand."SothenImadeapencilsketchofamuzzle.AndasIgaveittohimmyheartwastorn.

"YouhaveplansthatIdonotknowabout，"Isaid.

Buthedidnotanswerme.Hesaidtome，instead:"Youknow—mydescenttotheearth...Tomorrowwillbeitsanniversary."Then，afterasilence，hewenton:"Icamedownverynearhere."Andheflushed.

Andonceagain，withoutunderstandingwhy，Ihadaqueersenseofsorrow.

Onequestion，however，occurredtome:"ThenitwasnotbychancethatonthemorningwhenIfirstmetyou—aweekago—youwerestrollingalonglikethat，allalone，athousandmilesfromanyinhabitedregionYouwereontheyourbacktotheplacewhereyoulanded"Thelittleprinceflushedagain.

AndIadded，withsomehesitancy:"Perhapsitwasbecauseoftheanniversary"Thelittleprinceflushedoncemore.Heneveransweredquestions—butwhenoneflushesdoesthatnotmean"Yes""Ah，"Isaidtohim，"Iamalittlefrightened—"Butheinterruptedme.

"Nowyoumustwork.Youmustreturntoyourengine.Iwillbewaitingforyouhere.Comebacktomorrowevening..."ButIwasnotreassured.Irememberedthefox.Onerunstheriskofweepingalittle，ifoneletshimselfbetamed...

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