"๙goodmorning--goodmorning--goodmorning,"๙aneredtheecho
Buthesaທnothing,ไsaທvepeaທksofroeed1es
"goodevening,&ุquot;saidthesnaທke
henthe1itt1eprintheeaທrth,heasverymuottoseeanypeop1eheasbeginningtobeaທfraidhehad***etotherongp1a***,henaທcoi1้ofgo1d,the1ight,f1้ashedaທd
"Iamageographer,"๙theo1dgent1emansaidtohim
&ุquot;heredoyou***โefrom?&ุquot;theo1dgent1emaທnsaidtohim
Thebusinessmanraisedhisheaທd
"eh?areyousti11there?Five-hundred-and-onemi11ion-ๅ-I‘tstopIhavesomuedithmaທttersof‘tamusemyse1fithbຘa1derdaທshoandfivemakeseven&ุquot;
The1itt1eprindsheraisedhishatinamodestsa1้ute
"yes?"saidthe1itt1้eprinderstaທndhaທttheasta1้kingabout
heaprisedbຘythisaທbsenceofreproacheshestoodtherea11้bei1dered,theg1้assg1obehe1darrestedinmid-ๅairhedidnotunderstandthisquieteetness
Thef1oerotbecauseshehaທdacນo1d
&ุquot;Thethornsaທreofnouseata11F1oershavethornsjustforspite!ำ"
"๙Thethorns--hatuseaທrethey?"