lpp_1943.51 |
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Here you may see the best portrait that , later , I was able to make of him . |
lpp_1943.510 |
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He sputtered a little , and seemed vexed . |
lpp_1943.511 |
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For what the king fundamentally insisted upon was that his authority should be respected . |
lpp_1943.512 |
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He tolerated no disobedience . |
lpp_1943.513 |
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He was an absolute monarch . |
lpp_1943.514 |
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But , because he was a very good man , he made his orders reasonable . |
lpp_1943.515 |
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" If I ordered a general , " he would say , by way of example , " if I ordered a general to change himself into a sea bird , and if the general did not obey me , that would not be the fault of the general . |
lpp_1943.516 |
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It would be my fault . " |
lpp_1943.517 |
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" May I sit down ? " came now a timid inquiry from the little prince . |
lpp_1943.518 |
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" I order you to do so , " the king answered him , and majestically gathered in a fold of his ermine mantle . |
lpp_1943.519 |
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But the little prince was wondering ... |