The Little Prince
The Little Prince And I added, hesitating:
"Perhaps because of the birthday?"
The little prince blushed again. He never answered questions, but when you blush, it means "yes", is not it?
"Ah! Said I, "I am afraid."
But he answered:
"You have to work now. You have to go back to your machine. I'm waiting for you here. Come back tomorrow night ... "
But I was not reassured. I remembered the fox. We risk crying a little if we let ourselves tame...
There was, beside the well, a ruin of an old stone wall. When I returned from my work the next evening, I saw from afar my little prince sitting up there with his legs dangling. And I heard him speak:
"So you do not remember?" he said. It's not quite here! "
Another voice, no doubt, replied, for he replied,
" Yes ! Yes ! It's the day, but it's not here ... "
I continued my walk towards the wall. I did not see or hear anyone. Yet the little prince replied again: