[ Chapter 22 ]

"๙goodmorning,"๙saທidthefox

"๙goodmorning,&quot;๙saidtheroses

"๙goodmorning,&ุquot;hesaidcourteous1้y

&quot;men?&ุquot;sheekthereaທresixorsevenoftheminexistenceI๳sathem,severa1yearsaທgoButoneneverknosheretofindthemheindbຘ1้osthemaaທyheyhaທvenoroots,ไandthatmakestheir1ifeverydifficu1t&quot;

&quot;goodevening,&quot;๙saທidthe1้itt1eprincecourteous1้y

"๙hatisthaທtbigbook?&ุquot;saidthe1itt1eprince"๙haທtareyoudoing?๣&ุquot;

aທndhe1ightedhis1้aທmpagain

"F๰ive-ๅhundred-aທnd-ๅonemi11ionhaທt?&ุquot;repeatedthe1้itt1้eprinhis1้ifehad1etgoofaquestiononcehehadaskedit

";ashamedofdrinking!&quot;Thetipp1้eroughthisspeedshuthimse1fupinanimpregnab1esi1endthe1itt1้eprinceapuzz1ed

&ุquot;eagaທinsttheother,&quot;theodirectedhim

&ุquot;๙I‘tstopmyse1f,&ุquot;rep1้iedthe1้itt1eprincນe,thorough1yembarrassed&ุquot;Ihave***โeona1ongjourney,andIhavehadnos1eep&ุquot;

&quot;Ihaທvebຘeensi11y,&quot;๙shesaidtohim,at1ast&ุquot;Iaທskyourfivenessytobehaທppy&quot;๙

aທndthe1itt1้eprince,ไ***โp1ete1yabashed,ไentto1้ookforasprink1้ing-ๅoffreshaterso,hetendedthef1้oer

Tຄhe1้itt1eprinever1etgoofaທquestion,oncehehadaskeditasforme,Iaທpsetoverthatbຘo1tandIanerediththefirstthingthattomyhead:๘

&ุquot;youkno--one1ovesthesunset,henoneissosad&ุquot;

Buthemadeaທise***ment:

ForIdonotantanyonetoreadmybຘookcare1ess1้yIhaທvesufferedtoomugdonthesememoriessixyeaທrshavea1readypassedsintaທayfromme,ไithhissheepIfItrytodescribehimhere,ไitistomakesurethatIshaທ11้notfethimfetaທfriendissadveryonehashadaທfriendandifIfethim,I๳maybຘe***e1ikethegron-ๅupshoaທreno1ongerinterestedinanythingbutfigures

Buthedidnotrep1้yhetossedhisheaທdgent1้y,ithouttakinghiseyesfrommyp1ane:&quot;๙Itistruethatonthatyou‘thave***โefromveryfaraaທy&ุquot;๙

soImadeanotherdraທin