第十五章[第2页/共6页]

“在这里！瞧！来了一名探险家。”老先生看到小王子时喊道。

"But you― you come from far away! You are an explorer! You shall describe your planet to me!"And, having opened his big register, the geographer sharpened his pencil. The recitals of explorers are put down first in pencil. One waits until the explorer has furnished proofs, before putting them down in ink.

“这是能够的。是以，如果探险家的品德不错，就调查他的发明。”

"No. That would be too complicated. But one requires the explorer to furnish proofs. For example, if the discovery in question is that of a large mountain, one requires that large stones be brought back from it."The geographer was suddenly stirred to excitement.