The Little Prince (65)

The Little Prince (65)

  " Because an explorer who told lies would bring disaster on the books of the geographer. So would an explorer who drink too much. "

  " Why is that ? " asked the little prince.

  " Because intoxicated men see double. Then the geographer would note down two mountains in place where there was only one. "

  " I know someone, " said the little prince, " who would make a bad explorer. "

  " That is possible. Then, when the moral character of the explorer is shown to be good, an inquiry is ordered into his discovery. "

  " One goes to see it ? "

  " No. That would be too complicated. But one requires the  explorer to finish proofs. For example, if the discovery in question is that of a large mountain, one requires that large stones be brought back from it. "

(65)
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