Little Prince — Chapter 10

　　"I should like to see a sunset... do me that kindness... Order the sun to set..."

　　"If I ordered a general to fly from one flower to another like a butterfly, or to write a tragic drama, or to change himself into a sea bird, and if the general did not carry out the order that he had received, which one of us would be in the wrong?" the king demanded. "The general, or myself?"

　　"You," said the little prince firmly.

　　"Exactly. One much require from each one the duty which each one can perform," the king went on. "Accepted authority rests first of all on reason. If you ordered your people to go and throw themselves into the sea, they would rise up in revolution. I have the right to require obedience because my orders are reasonable."

　　"Then my sunset?" the little prince reminded him: for he never forgot a question once he had asked it.

　　"You shall have your sunset. I shall command it. But, according to my science of government, I shall wait until conditions are favorable."

　　"When will that be?" inquired the little prince.

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