'For not only was he an absolute monarch, but he was also a universal monarch.
“And the stars obey you?” “Of course,” said the king. “They obey at once. I do not tolerate insubordination.”
Such power that the king had amazed the little prince. If he had that kind of power, he might have witnessed, not forty-four, but seventy-two, or even a…
'For not only was he an absolute monarch, but he was also a universal monarch.
“And the stars obey you?” “Of course,” said the king. “They obey at once. I do not tolerate insubordination.”
Such power that the king had amazed the little prince. If he had that kind of power, he might have witnessed, not forty-four, but seventy-two, or even a hundred, or even perhaps two hundred sunsets in the same day, without ever having to move his chair. And as he felt a little sad because of the memory of his little abandoned planet, he boldly solicited a favor from the king: “I would like to see a sunset … Do me a favor … Order the sun to lie down …”
[...]
“Then my sunset?” reminded the little prince, who never forgot a question once he had asked it.
"Your sunset, you will have it. I will demand it. But I shall wait, according to my science of government, for the conditions to be favorable.
“When will it be?” inquired the little prince.
“Hem! Hem! Replied the king,” who at first consulted a large calendar “Hem! Hem! It will be, towards … towards … it will be this evening towards seven forty! And you will see how well I am obeyed.”
'For not only was he an absolute monarch, but he was also a universal monarch.
“And the stars obey you?” “Of course,” said the king. “They obey at once. I do not tolerate insubordination.”
Such power that the king had amazed the little prince. If he had that kind of power, he might have witnessed, not forty-four, but seventy-two, or even a hundred, or even perhaps two hundred sunsets in the same day, without ever having to move his chair. And as he felt a little sad because of the memory of his little abandoned planet, he boldly solicited a favor from the king: “I would like to see a sunset … Do me a favor … Order the sun to lie down …”
[...]
“Then my sunset?” reminded the little prince, who never forgot a question once he had asked it.
"Your sunset, you will have it. I will demand it. But I shall wait, according to my science of government, for the conditions to be favorable.
“When will it be?” inquired the little prince.
“Hem! Hem! Replied the king,” who at first consulted a large calendar “Hem! Hem! It will be, towards … towards … it will be this evening towards seven forty! And you will see how well I am obeyed.”
The little prince yawned...'
"The Little Prince"
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry