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第十四章（第4页）

saidthelamplighter."

Whilewehavebeentalkingtogetheramonthhasgoneby."

"

Amonth"

"

Yes，amonth.Thirtyminutes.Thirtydays.Goodevening."

Andhelightedhislampagain.

Asthelittleprincewatchedhim，hefeltthathelovedthislamplighterwhowassofaithfultohisorders.Herememberedthesunsetswhichhehimselfhadgonetoseek，inotherdays，merelybypullinguphischair;andhewantedtohelphisfriend.

"

Youknow，"

hesaid，"

Icantellyouawayyoucanrestwheneveryouwantto..."

"

Ialwayswanttorest，"

saidthelamplighter.

Foritispossibleforamantobefaithfulandlazyatthesametime.

Thelittleprincewentonwithhisexplanation:"

Yourplanetissosmallthatthreestrideswilltakeyouallthewayaroundit.Tobealwaysinthesunshine，youneedonlywalkalongratherslowly.Whenyouwanttorest，youwillwalk—andthedaywilllastaslongasyoulike."

"

Thatdoesntdomemuchgood，"

saidthelamplighter."

TheonethingIloveinlifeistosleep."

"

Thenyoureunlucky，"

saidthelittleprince.

"

Iamunlucky，"

saidthelamplighter."

Goodmorning."

Andheputouthislamp.

"

Thatman，"

saidthelittleprincetohimself，ashecontinuedfartheronhisjourney，"

thatmanwouldbescornedbyalltheothers:bytheking，bytheconceitedman，bythetippler，bythebusinessman.Neverthelessheistheonlyoneofthemallwhodoesnotseemtomeridiculous.Perhapsthatisbecauseheisthinkingofsomethingelsebesideshimself."

Hebreathedasighofregret，andsaidtohimself，again:"

ThatmanistheonlyoneofthemallwhomIcouldhavemademyfriend.Buthisplanetisindeedtoosmall.Thereisnoroomonitfortwopeople..."

Whatthelittleprincedidnotdareconfesswasthathewassorrymostofalltoleavethisplanet，becauseitwasblesteverydaywith1440sunsets!