五二中文网

手机浏览器扫描二维码访问

第十三章（第4页）

Five-hundred-and-onemillionwhat"

repeatedthelittleprince，whoneverinhislifehadletgoofaquestiononcehehadaskedit.

Thebusinessmanraisedhishead.

"

Duringthefifty-fouryearsthatIhaveinhabitedthisplanet，Ihavebeendisturbedonlythreetimes.Thefirsttimewastwenty-twoyearsago，whensomegiddygoosefellfromgoodnessknowswhere.Hemadethemostfrightfulnoisethatresoundedallovertheplace，andImadefourmistakesinmyaddition.Thesecondtime，elevenyearsago，Iwasdisturbedbyanattackofrheumatism.Idontgetenoughexercise.Ihavenotimeforloafing.Thethirdtime—well，thisisit!Iwassaying，then，five-hundred-and-onemillions—"

"

Millionsofwhat"

Thebusinessmansuddenlyrealizedthattherewasnohopeofbeingleftinpeaceuntilheansweredthisquestion.

"

Millionsofthoselittleobjects，"

hesaid，"

whichonesometimesseesinthesky."

"

Flies"

"

Oh，no.Littleglitteringobjects."

"

Bees"

"

Oh，no.Littlegoldenobjectsthatsetlazymentoidledreaming.Asforme，Iamconcernedwithmattersofconsequence.Thereisnotimeforidledreaminginmylife."

"

Ah!Youmeanthestars"

"

Yes，thatsit.Thestars."

"

Andwhatdoyoudowithfive-hundredmillionsofstars"

"

Five-hundred-and-onemillion，six-hundred-twenty-twothousand，seven-hundred-thirty-one.Iamconcernedwithmattersofconsequence:Iamaccurate."

"

Andwhatdoyoudowiththesestars"

"

WhatdoIdowiththem"

"

Yes."

"

Nothing.Iownthem."

"