The Little Prince (91)

The Little Prince (91)

  But he looked at me steadily, and replied to my thought : 
  " I am thirsty, too. Let us look for a well. . ."

  I made a gesture of weariness . It is absurd to look for a well, at random, in the immensity of the deasert.
  But neverthless we started walking.

  When we had trudged along for several hours, in silence, darkness fell, and stars began to comeout.
  Thirst had made me a little feverish, and I looked at them as if I were in a dream.

  The little prince's last words came reeling back into my memory:  " Then you are thirsty, too ? " I demanded.

  But he did not reply to my question. He merely said to me :
  " Water may also be good for the heart. . . "

  I did not understand this answer, but I said nothing. I knew very well that it was impossible to cross-examine him.

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