| lpp_1943.63 |
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But then I remembered how my studies had been concentrated on geography , history , arithmetic , and grammar , and I told the little chap ( a little crossly , too ) that I did not know how to draw . |
| lpp_1943.630 |
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Admire me just the same . " |
| lpp_1943.631 |
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" I admire you , " said the little prince , shrugging his shoulders slightly , " but what is there in that to interest you so much ? " |
| lpp_1943.632 |
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And the little prince went away . |
| lpp_1943.633 |
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" The grown - ups are certainly very odd , " he said to himself , as he continued on his journey . |
| lpp_1943.634 |
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Chapter 12 . |
| lpp_1943.635 |
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The next planet was inhabited by a tippler . |
| lpp_1943.636 |
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This was a very short visit , but it plunged the little prince into deep dejection . |
| lpp_1943.637 |
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" What are you doing there ? " he said to the tippler , whom he found settled down in silence before a collection of empty bottles and also a collection of full bottles . |
| lpp_1943.638 |
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" I am drinking , " replied the tippler , with a lugubrious air . |
| lpp_1943.639 |
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" Why are you drinking ? " demanded the little prince . |