這時(shí),小王子鄭重其事地說:
“這沒有什么關(guān)系,我那里一切都很小很小。”
接著,他或許略帶傷感地又補(bǔ)充了一句:“一直朝前走,也不會(huì)走出多遠(yuǎn)”
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.
“l(fā)ittlen,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...”