| lpp_1943.540 |
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" The general , or myself ? " |
| lpp_1943.541 |
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" You , " said the little prince firmly . |
| lpp_1943.542 |
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" Exactly . |
| lpp_1943.543 |
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One much require from each one the duty which each one can perform , " the king went on . |
| lpp_1943.544 |
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" Accepted authority rests first of all on reason . |
| lpp_1943.545 |
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If you ordered your people to go and throw themselves into the sea , they would rise up in revolution . |
| lpp_1943.546 |
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I have the right to require obedience because my orders are reasonable . " |
| lpp_1943.547 |
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" Then my sunset ? " the little prince reminded him : for he never forgot a question once he had asked it . |
| lpp_1943.548 |
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" You shall have your sunset . |
| lpp_1943.549 |
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I shall command it . |
| lpp_1943.550 |
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But , according to my science of government , I shall wait until conditions are favorable . " |
| lpp_1943.551 |
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" When will that be ? " inquired the little prince . |
| lpp_1943.552 |
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" Hum ! |
| lpp_1943.553 |
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Hum ! " replied the king ; and before saying anything else he consulted a bulky almanac . |
| lpp_1943.554 |
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" Hum ! |
| lpp_1943.555 |
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Hum ! |
| lpp_1943.556 |
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That will be about - - about - - that will be this evening about twenty minutes to eight . |
| lpp_1943.557 |
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And you will see how well I am obeyed . " |
| lpp_1943.558 |
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The little prince yawned . |
| lpp_1943.559 |
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He was regretting his lost sunset . |
| lpp_1943.560 |
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And then , too , he was already beginning to be a little bored . |
| lpp_1943.561 |
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" I have nothing more to do here , " he said to the king . |
| lpp_1943.562 |
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" So I shall set out on my way again . " |
| lpp_1943.563 |
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" Do not go , " said the king , who was very proud of having a subject . |
| lpp_1943.564 |
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" Do not go . |