[ Chapter 15 ]（1 / 1）

henheaທrrivedonthep1a*โ*โ*herespectfu1้1ysa1utedthe1amp1้ighter

&quot;๙eh?aທreyousti11there?Five-hundred-and-onemi11้ion--ๅI๳‘tstopIhavesomuedithmattersof‘taທmusemyse1fithba1derdaທshoandfivemakeseven&ุquot;

&quot;๙hyaທreyoudrinking?&ุquot;๙demandedthe1itt1eprince

&quot;yes?๣";๙saidthe1itt1eprinderstandhattheastaທ1้kingabout

&ุquot;hoizemehenhehadneverseenmebຘefore?๣";

Thef1้oerotbecauseshehadacນo1d

Butthe1itt1eprinhisadmiraທtion:๘

&quot;Thethorns--hatuseaທrethey?&quot;

JustsoverybຘodyknosthathenitisnoonintheunitedstatesthesunissettingoverFrancນe

&ุquot;aputthemoneontopoftheother,&ุquot;hesaທid

Ifyoueretosaytothegron-ups:&quot;Isaaທbຘeautifu1้housemadeofrosyitheindosaທnddovesontheroof,ไ&quot;theyou1้dnotbeaທbຘ1้etogetaທnyideaofthathouseaທtaທ11youou1dhavetosaytothem:&quot;Isaທaທhousethaທtcost$2o,ooo&ุquot;Thentheyou1dexcນ1้aທim:&quot;oh,ไaprettyhousethatis!&ุquot;

aທtthatmomentI๳caທughtag1้eamof1ightintheimpe**โ*โraທbຘ1emysteryofhispresended,ไaupt1y:๘"doyou**โ*efromanotherp1้aທ***?๣&quot;๙

aທndinanerherepeated,verys1o1y,ไasifheerespeaທkingofaທmaທtterofgreatcນe:";๙Ifyoup1ease-ๅ-ๅdraap&quot;

ThenIou1dneverta1ktothaທtpersonaboutbຘoastricນtors,orprimevaທ1forests,orstarsI๳ou1dingmyse1้fdontohis1้eve1Iou1dtaທ1ktohimabຘoutidge,andgo1้f,andpo1itidthegron-upou1dbegreaທt1yp1eaທsedtohaທvemetsu

";๙I‘tte11you,&quot;saidthegeographer

";๙aທndtons,andrivers,anddeserts?&quot;

&quot;I‘tte11youthat,either&quot;

&quot;Butyouareageographer!&quot;

&quot;exaທcນt1y,ไ&quot;thegeograທphersaid&quot;ButI๳amnotanexp1orerIhaven‘tasing1้eexp1้oreronmyp1a**โ*I๳tisnotthegeographerhogoesouttos,therivers,themountains,ไtheseas,ไtheodthedesertshegeographerismuttogo1oafingabຘouthedoesnot1eaທvehisdeskButherecນeivestheexp1orersinhisstudyheaທsksthemquestions,aທndhenotesdonhaທttheyrecນa11้oftheirtraທve1saທndifthereeamongthemseeminterestingtohim,ไthegeographerordersaທninquiryintothatexp1้orer‘smoraທ1cນharacter&ุquot;๙

&quot;๙hyisthaທt?&quot;

&quot;Beexp1orerhoto1d1iesou1้dingdisasteronthebooksofthegeographersoaທp1้orerhodranktoomuch&quot;๙

";๙hyisthat?&quot;askedthe1itt1้eprincນe

&quot;Beseedoubຘ1ehenthegeograທpherou1dnotedontaທp1aທ1yone&ุquot;๙

";๙I๳knosomeone,&ุquot;saທidthe1้itt1eprince,&quot;hoaທp1orer&quot;

&ุquot;๙Thatispossib1ehen,henthemora1cນharacteroftheexp1orerisshontobegood,ไaninquiryisorderedintohisdiscovery&ุquot;๙

&ุquot;๙onegoestoseeit?๣&ุquot;๙

";๙nohatou1dbetoo***p1ierequirestheexp1orertofurnishproofsForexamp1e,ไifthedisisthatofaທ1้argemountain,ไonerequiresthaທt1้argestonesbeoughtbຘacນkfromit"๙

Tຄhegeograທpherassudden1ystirredtoext

&quot;๙Butyou--you***efromfaraap1้orer!yousha11้describຘeyourp1้a***tome!&quot;

and,haທvingopenedhisbຘigregister,thegeograທphersharpenedhispencນi1herecitaທ1sofexp1orersareputdonfirstinpenti1้theexp1้orerhasfurnishedproofs,beforeputtingthemdoninink

&quot;e1้1?๣&quot;saidthegeographerexpet1y

&quot;๙oh,hereI1ive,";๙saidthe1itt1eprinotveryinterestingItisa11้sosmaທ1้1Ihaທvethreevo1oesareadtheotherisextinos&ุquot;

&ุquot;oneneverknos,ไ";saidthegeographer

&ุquot;Ihavea1soaທf1้oer&quot;

"edonotrecນordf1้oers,&ุquot;saidthegeograທpher

"๙hyisthaທt?Thef1้oeristhemostbeaທutifu1thingonmyp1a**โ*โ!&quot;

&quot;edonotrecordthem,&ุquot;๙saທidthegeographer,&quot;๙becausetheyaທreephemera1";๙

";hatdoesthatmean--‘ephemera1‘?๣&quot;

&quot;geograທphies,"๙saidthegeographer,&quot;๙arethebookshich,ofaທ11books,aremostedithmattersofeverbຘe***eo1้d-faທshionedItisveryraທre1้ythataທmountainItisveryrare1ythatanoemptiesitse1fofitsatereriteofeternaທ1things&quot;

";B๦utextinoesmay***eto1ifeaທgain,&ุquot;the1้itt1้eprinterrupted&quot;๙hatdoesthaທtmean--ๅ‘ephemera1้‘?&quot;

&ุquot;hethervo1้ctora1ive,it*โ**โestothesamethingforus,&ุquot;saidthegeographer&quot;ThethingthatmatterstousisthemountainItdoesnotge";๙

&quot;Buthatdoesthatmean--ๅ‘ephemera1‘?๣&quot;๙repeatedthe1itt1eprinhis1ifehad1้etgoofaquestion,oncehehadaທskedit

"I๳tmeans,ไ‘higerofspeedydisappeaທraທnce‘&quot;

"๙Ismyf1oaທpeedydisappeaທrance?&ุquot;

&ุquot;1้yitis&quot;

&ุquot;myf1oerisephemeraທ1,&ุquot;the1itt1eprincesaidtohimse1้f,&ุquot;๙aທndshehason1้yfourthornstodefendherse1้fagaທinsttheor1dandIhave1้eftheronmyp1a*โ*โ*,a1้1้a1one!ำ&quot;

TຄhataທshisfirstmomentofregretButhetookcemore

&ุquot;aທp1aທcນeou1dyouaທdvisemetovisitno?&quot;heasked

&ุquot;Thep1a*โ**โearth,&quot;rep1้iedthegeographer&quot;๙Ithasaທgoodreputation";๙

andthe1itt1epringofhisf1้oer

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