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What Matters," Said The Prince At Last, "is That You Have A Child's Trusting Nature And Extraordinary Truthfulness. Do You Know That A Great Deal Can Be Forgiven You For That Alone?

And So In That Very Shame I Suddenly Begin A Hymn.

You Are A Man Still Young, So To Say, In Your First Youth And So Put Intellect Above Everything.

. . . Finally, I Couldn't Imagine How I Could Live Without Books, And I Stopped Dreaming About Marrying That Chinese Prince. . . .

There Is Only One Thing That I Dread: Not To Be Worthy Of My Sufferings.