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第二十五章（第2页）

他的面颊绯红。

再一次，我不知为什么，又感到一阵莫名其妙的悲伤。这时，我想到了一个问题：“一星期以前，我认识你的那天早上，你单独一个人在这旷无人烟的地方走着，这么说，这并不是偶然的了？你是要回到你降落的地方去是吗？”

小王子的脸又红了。

我犹豫不定地又说了一句：

“可能是因为周年到了吧？……”

小王子脸又红了。他从来也不回答这些问题，但是，脸红就等于说“是的”，是吧？

“啊！”我对他说，“我有点怕……”

但他却打断了我：

“你现在该做事了。你应该回到你的飞机那里去。我在这里等你。你明天晚上再来……”

我很担心。我想起了狐狸的话。如果被人驯服了，就可能会要哭的……

Chapter25

"Men，"saidthelittleprince，"setoutontheirwayinexpresstrains，buttheydonotknowwhattheyarelookingfor。Thentheyrushabout，andgetexcited，andturnroundandround。。。"Andheadded:

"Itisnotworththetrouble。。。"ThewellthatwehadcometowasnotlikethewellsoftheSahara。ThewellsoftheSaharaaremereholesduginthesand。Thisonewaslikeawellinavillage。Buttherewasnovillagehere，andIthoughtImustbedreaming。。。

"Itisstrange，"Isaidtothelittleprince。"Everythingisreadyforuse:thepulley，thebucket，therope。。。"Helaughed，touchedtherope，andsetthepulleytoworking。Andthepulleymoaned，likeanoldweathervanewhichthewindhaslongsinceforgotten。

"Doyouhear"saidthelittleprince。"Wehavewakenedthewell，anditissinging。。。"Ididnotwanthimtotirehimselfwiththerope。

"Leaveittome，"Isaid。"Itistooheavyforyou。"Ihoistedthebucketslowlytotheedgeofthewellandsetitthere—happy，tiredasIwas，overmyachievement。Thesongofthepulleywasstillinmyears，andIcouldseethesunlightshimmerinthestilltremblingwater。

"Iamthirstyforthiswater，"saidthelittleprince。"Givemesomeofittodrink。。。"AndIunderstoodwhathehadbeenlookingfor。

Iraisedthebuckettohislips。Hedrank，hiseyesclosed。Itwasassweetassomespecialfestivaltreat。Thiswaterwasindeedadifferentthingfromordinarynourishment。Itssweetnesswasbornofthewalkunderthestars，thesongofthepulley，theeffortofmyarms。Itwasgoodfortheheart，likeapresent。WhenIwasalittleboy，thelightsoftheChristmastree，themusicoftheMidnightMass，thetendernessofsmilingfaces，usedtomakeup，so，theradianceofthegiftsIreceived。

"Themenwhereyoulive，"saidthelittleprince，"raisefivethousandrosesinthesamegarden—andtheydonotfindinitwhattheyarelookingfor。""Theydonotfindit，"Ireplied。

"Andyetwhattheyarelookingforcouldbefoundinonesinglerose，orinalittlewater。""Yes，thatistrue，"Isaid。

Andthelittleprinceadded:

"Buttheeyesareblind。Onemustlookwiththeheart。。。"Ihaddrunkthewater。Ibreathedeasily。Atsunrisethesandisthecolorofhoney。Andthathoneycolorwasmakingmehappy，too。Whatbroughtme，then，thissenseofgrief"Youmustkeepyourpromise，"saidthelittleprince，softly，ashesatdownbesidemeoncemore。

"Whatpromise"

"Youknow—amuzzleformysheep。。。Iamresponsibleforthisflower。。。"Itookmyroughdraftsofdrawingsoutofmypocket。Thelittleprincelookedthemover，andlaughedashesaid:"Yourbaobabs—theylookalittlelikecabbages。""Oh!"

Ihadbeensoproudofmybaobabs!

"Yourfox—hisearslookalittlelikehorns;andtheyaretoolong。"Andhelaughedagain。

"Youarenotfair，littleprince，"Isaid。"Idon’tknowhowtodrawanythingexceptboaconstrictorsfromtheoutsideandboaconstrictorsfromtheinside。""Oh，thatwillbeallright，"hesaid，"childrenunderstand。"SothenImadeapencilsketchofamuzzle。AndasIgaveittohimmyheartwastorn。

"YouhaveplansthatIdonotknowabout，"Isaid。

Buthedidnotanswerme。Hesaidtome，instead:"Youknow—mydescenttotheearth。。。Tomorrowwillbeitsanniversary。"Then，afterasilence，hewenton:"Icamedownverynearhere。"Andheflushed。

Andonceagain，withoutunderstandingwhy，Ihadaqueersenseofsorrow。

Onequestion，however，occurredtome:"ThenitwasnotbychancethatonthemorningwhenIfirstmetyou—aweekago—youwerestrollingalonglikethat，allalone，athousandmilesfromanyinhabitedregionYouwereontheyourbacktotheplacewhereyoulanded"Thelittleprinceflushedagain。

AndIadded，withsomehesitancy:"Perhapsitwasbecauseoftheanniversary"Thelittleprinceflushedoncemore。Heneveransweredquestions—butwhenoneflushesdoesthatnotmean"Yes""Ah，"Isaidtohim，"Iamalittlefrightened—"Butheinterruptedme。

"Nowyoumustwork。Youmustreturntoyourengine。Iwillbewaitingforyouhere。Comebacktomorrowevening。。。"ButIwasnotreassured。Irememberedthefox。Onerunstheriskofweepingalittle，ifoneletshimselfbetamed。。。