The Little Prince (69) [The Little Prince]
The Little Prince (69)
XVI
SO THEN THE SEVENTH PLANET was the Earth.
The Earth is not just an ordinary planet !
One can count, there, III Kings ( not forgetting, to be sure, the Negro Kings among them ), 7000geographers, 900,000 businessman, 7,500,000 tipplers, 311,000,000 conceited men ー that is to say, about 2,000,000,000 grown-ups.
To give you an idea of the size of the Earth, I will tell you that before the invention of electricity it was necessary to maintain, over the whole of six continents, a veritable army of 462,511 Lamplighters for the street lamp.
Seen from a sight distance, that would make a splendid spectacle.
The movements of this army would be regulated like those of the ballet in the opera.
(69)
XVI
SO THEN THE SEVENTH PLANET was the Earth.
The Earth is not just an ordinary planet !
One can count, there, III Kings ( not forgetting, to be sure, the Negro Kings among them ), 7000geographers, 900,000 businessman, 7,500,000 tipplers, 311,000,000 conceited men ー that is to say, about 2,000,000,000 grown-ups.
To give you an idea of the size of the Earth, I will tell you that before the invention of electricity it was necessary to maintain, over the whole of six continents, a veritable army of 462,511 Lamplighters for the street lamp.
Seen from a sight distance, that would make a splendid spectacle.
The movements of this army would be regulated like those of the ballet in the opera.
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2016-02-13 16:00
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