“Ibelieveitisthreeyearssinceyoucommencedteachingthelittleprince?“saidtheking。
“Atyourservice，yourmajesty，since1775。”
“Atolerablylongtime，“saidtheking——“longenoughtomakeasavantofachildofNature。Youhavebeenfaithful，andIamsatisfied。Thecopybookswhichyousentmeaccordingtomyordersaresatisfactory。Iwishedtoacquaintyoumyselfofmysatisfaction，thereforeIsentforyou。”
“Yourmajestyisverycondescending，“saidthetutor，andhissharp，angularfacebrightenedalittle。“Iamveryhappyinthegracioussatisfactionofyourroyalhighness。Iwishedalsotomakeknowntoyoupersonallymywishesinregardtothepetitionforthelittleprince\'spocket-money；heshouldlearntheuseofmoney。”
“Verywell，“saidtheking，noddingtotheprince，whostoodbehindthetutor，holdinguptriumphantlytheshuttlecock。