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" So that I may forget , " replied the tippler . |
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" Forget what ? " inquired the little prince , who already was sorry for him . |
lpp_1943.642 |
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" Forget that I am ashamed , " the tippler confessed , hanging his head . |
lpp_1943.643 |
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" Ashamed of what ? " insisted the little prince , who wanted to help him . |
lpp_1943.644 |
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" Ashamed of drinking ! " |
lpp_1943.645 |
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The tippler brought his speech to an end , and shut himself up in an impregnable silence . |
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And the little prince went away , puzzled . |
lpp_1943.647 |
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" The grown - ups are certainly very , very odd , " he said to himself , as he continued on his journey . |
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Chapter 13 . |
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The fourth planet belonged to a businessman . |
lpp_1943.650 |
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This man was so much occupied that he did not even raise his head at the little prince 's arrival . |
lpp_1943.651 |
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" Good morning , " the little prince said to him . |
lpp_1943.652 |
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" Your cigarette has gone out . " |
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" Three and two make five . |
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Five and seven make twelve . |
lpp_1943.655 |
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Twelve and three make fifteen . |
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Good morning . |
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FIfteen and seven make twenty - two . |
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Twenty - two and six make twenty - eight . |
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I have n't time to light it again . |
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Twenty - six and five make thirty - one . |
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Phew ! |
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Then that makes five - hundred - and - one - million , six - hundred - twenty - two - thousand , seven - hundred - thirty - one . " |
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" Five hundred million what ? " asked the little prince . |
lpp_1943.664 |
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" Eh ? |