小王子繼續中毒,繼續講話~~~ "It will be as if, in place of the stars, I had given you a great number of little bells that knew how to laugh . . ." And he laughed again. Then he quickly became serious: "Tonight--you know . . . Do not come." "I shall not leave you," I said. "I shall look as if I were suffering. I shall look a little as if I were dying. It is like that. Do not come to see that. It is not worth the trouble . . ." "I shall not leave you." But he was worried. "I tell you--it is also because of the snake. He must not bite you. Snakes--they are malicious creatures. This one might bite you just for fun . . " "I shall not leave you." But a thought came to reassure him: "It is true that they have no more poison for a second bite." * That night I did not see him set out on his way. He got away from me without making a sound. When I succeeded in catching up with him he was walking along with a quick and resolute step. He said to me merely: "Ah! You are there . . ." And he took me by the hand. But he was still worrying. "It was wrong of you to come. You will suffer. I shall look as if I were dead; and that will not be true . . ." I said nothing. "You understand . . . it is too far. I cannot carry this body with me. It is too heavy." I said nothing. "But it will be like an old abandoned shell. There is nothing sad about old shells . . ." I said nothing. He was a little discouraged. But he made one more effort: "You know, it will be very nice. I, too, shall look at the stars. All the stars will be wells with a rusty pulley. All the stars will pour out fresh water for me to drink . . ." I said nothing. "That will be so amusing! You will have five hundred million little bells, and I shall have five hundred million springs of fresh water . . . And he too said nothing more, becuase he was crying . . . "Here it is. Let me go on by myself." And he sat down, because he was afraid. Then he said, again: "You know--my flower . . . I am responsible for her. And she is so weak! She is so naïve! She has four thorns, of no use at all, to protect herself against all the world . . ." I too sat down, because I was not able to stand up any longer. "There now--that is all . . ." He still hesitated a little; then he got up. He took one step. I could not move. There was nothing but a flash of yellow close to his ankle. He remained motionless for an instant. He did not cry out. He fell as gently as a tree falls. There was not even any sound, because of the sand. Vocabulary bite (v) 咬 When Chloe was little, she did bite her brother. worry (v) 擔心 Don’t worry. Be happy! hesitate (v) 猶豫 Don’t hesitate. Just do it! -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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