ChapterXI
Thesedplawasinhabitedbyaceitedman.
"Ah!Ah!Iamabouttoreceiveavisitfromanadmirer!"heexclaimedfromafar,whenhefirstsawthelittleprining.
For,toceitedmen,allothermenareadmirers.
"Go."saidthelittleprihatisaqueerhatyouarewearing."
"Itisahatforsalutes."theceitedmanreplied,"Itistoraiseinsalutewhenpeopleacclaimme.Unfortunately,nobodyatalleverpassesthisway."
"Yes?"saidthelittleprince,whodidnotuandwhattheceitedmanwastalkingabout.
"Clapyourhands,oneagainsttheother."theceitedmannowdirectedhim.
Thelittleprinceclappedhishands.Theceitedmanraisedhishatinamodestsalute.
"Thisismoreeainingthanthevisittotheking."thelittleprincesaidtohimself.Andhebeganagaintoclaphishands,oneagainsttheother.Theceitedmanagainstraisedhishatinsalute.
Afterfivemihisexercisethelittleprincegrewtiredofthegame'smonotony.
"Andwhatshouldoomakethehatedown?"heasked.
Buttheceitedmandidnothearhim.ceitedpeopleneverhearanythingbutpraise.
"Doyoureallyadmiremeverymuch?"hedemahelittleprince.
"Whatdoesthatmean——'admire'?"
"Toadmiremeanthatyardmeasthehandsomest,thebest-dressed,therichest,aintelligentmanonthispla."
"Butyouaretheonlymanonyourpla!"
"Domethiskindness.Admiremejustthesame."
"Iadmireyou,"saidthelittleprince,shrugginghisshouldersslightly,"butwhatisthereinthattoiyousomuch?"
Alepriaway.
"Thegrown-upsarecertainlyveryodd."hesaidtohimself,ashetinuedonhisjourney.
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