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第二十一章（第8页）

Thenextdaythelittleprincecameback.

"

Itwouldhavebeenbettertocomebackatthesamehour，"

saidthefox."

If，forexample，youcomeatfouroclockintheafternoon，thenatthreeoclockIshallbegintobehappy.Ishallfeelhappierandhappierasthehouradvances.Atfouroclock，Ishallalreadybeworryingandjumpingabout.IshallshowyouhowhappyIam!Butifyoucomeatjustanytime，Ishallneverknowatwhathourmyheartistobereadytogreetyou...Onemustobservetheproperrites..."

"

Whatisarite"

askedthelittleprince.

"

Thosealsoareactionstoooftenneglected，"

saidthefox."

Theyarewhatmakeonedaydifferentfromotherdays，onehourfromotherhours.Thereisarite，forexample，amongmyhunters.EveryThursdaytheydancewiththevillagegirls.SoThursdayisawonderfuldayforme!Icantakeawalkasfarasthevineyards.Butifthehuntersdancedatjustanytime，everydaywouldbelikeeveryotherday，andIshouldneverhaveanyvacationatall."

Sothelittleprincetamedthefox.Andwhenthehourofhisdeparturedrewnear—"

Ah，"

saidthefox，"

Ishallcry."

"

Itisyourownfault，"

saidthelittleprince."

Ineverwishedyouanysortofharm;butyouwantedmetotameyou..."

"

Yes，thatisso，"

saidthefox.

"

Butnowyouaregoingtocry!"

saidthelittleprince.

"

Yes，thatisso，"

saidthefox.

"

Thenithasdoneyounogoodatall!"

"

Ithasdonemegood，"

saidthefox，"

becauseofthecolorofthewheatfields."

Andthenheadded:"

Goandlookagainattheroses.Youwillunderstandnowthatyoursisuniqueinalltheworld.Thencomebacktosaygoodbyetome，andIwillmakeyouapresentofasecret."