Don’t come to see that. It’s not necessary.” “I won’t leave you.”
But he was worried. He said, “I’m also asking you not to come because of the snake.
He mustn’t bite you. Snakes are bad sometimes. They can bite you only for fun.”
I won’t leave you.” Then he said, “It’s also true that snakes have no poison for the second bite.”
That night I didn’t see the little prince leave. He went away from me without making a sound.
When I was able to catch him, he was walking fast with determination.
He only said to me, “Ah! You are here.” And he took me by the hand.
But he was still worrying. “It’s wrong that you came. You will feel bad.
I will look as if I’m dead, and it won’t be true.”
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I was silent. “You understand. It’s too far. I can’t take this body with me. It’s too heavy.”
I was silent. “But it’ll be like an old empty shell. There is nothing sad about old shells.”
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