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           "Thatintimidatesme...Ican’tdoitnow," saidthelittleprince,blushingdeeply. 

           "Well,well!"thekingreplied."ThenI... "Icommandyoutoyawnsometimesandsometimesto..." 

           Hewassputteringalittle,andseemedannoyed. 

           Forthekinginsistedthathisauthoritybeuniversallyrespected. Hewouldtoleratenodisobedience, beinganabsolutemonarch. Butsincehewasakindlyman, allhiscommandswerereasonable. 

           "IfIweretocommand,"hewouldoftensay,"ifIweretocommandageneraltoturnintoaseagull, andifthegeneraldidnotobey,thatwouldnotbethegeneral’sfault. Itwouldbemine." 

           "MayIsitdown?" thelittleprincetimidlyinquired. 

           "Icommandyoutositdown," thekingreplied,majesticallygatheringupafoldofhiserminerobe. 

           Butthelittleprincewaswondering. Theplanetwastiny. Overwhatcouldthekingreallyreign? "Sire..."heventured,"excusemeforasking..." 

           "Icommandyoutoask," thekinghastenedtosay. 

           "Sire..."overwhatdoyoureign?" 

           "Overeverything,"thekinganswered,withgreatsimplicity. 

           "Overeverything?" 

           Withadiscreetgesturethekingpointedtohisplanet, totheotherplanets,andtothestars.