Chapter XXIII
"Good morning," said the little prince.
"Good morning," said the merchant.
He was a merchant of sophisticated pills which appeased thirst. One swallows one a week, and one no longer feels the need to drink.
"Why do you sell that?" Said the little prince.
"It's a big saving of time," said the merchant. Experts have made calculations. We save fifty-three minutes a week.
"And what do we do for fifty-three minutes?"
- We make what we want ... "
"I," said the little prince, "if I had fifty-three minutes to spend, I would walk slowly towards a fountain."