Chapter 22

           Goodmorning,"saidthelittleprince. 

           "Goodmorning,"saidtherailwayswitchman. 

           "Whatisitthatyoudohere? "askedthelittleprince. 

           "Isortthetravelersintobundlesofathousand,"theswitchmansaid. "Idispatchthetrainsthatcarrythem,sometimestotheright,sometimestotheleft." 

           Andabrightlylitexpresstrain,roaringlikethunder,shooktheswitchman’scabin. 

           "Whatahurrythey’rein,"saidthelittleprince. "Whataretheylookingfor?" 

           "Noteventheengineeronthelocomotiveknows,"theswitchmansaid. 

           Andanotherbrightlylitexpresstrainthunderedbyintheoppositedirection. 

           "Aretheycomingbackalready? "askedthelittleprince. 

           "They’renotthesameones,"theswitchmansaid. "It’sanexchange." 

           "Theyweren’tsatisfied,wheretheywere?"askedthelittleprince. 

           "Nooneiseversatisfiedwhereheis,"theswitchmansaid. 

           Andathirdbrightlylitexpresstrainthunderedpast. 

           "Aretheychasingthefirsttravelers? "askedthelittleprince. 

           "They’renotchasinganything,"theswitchmansaid. "They’resleepinginthere,orelsethey’reyawning. Onlythechildrenarepressingtheirnosesagainstthewindowpanes."