thelittleprincevisitstheconceitedman Thesecondplanetwasinhabitedbyaconceitedman. "Ah!Ah!Iamabouttoreceiveavisitfromanadmirer!"heexclaimedfromafar,whenhefirstsawthelittleprincecoming. For,toconceitedmen,allothermenareadmirers. "Goodmorning,"saidthelittleprince."Thatisaqueerhatyouarewearing." "Itisahatforsalutes,"theconceitedmanreplied."Itistoraiseinsalutewhenpeopleacclaimme.Unfortunately,nobodyatalleverpassesthisway." "Yes?"saidthelittleprince,whodidnotunderstandwhattheconceitedmanwastalkingabout. "Clapyourhands,oneagainsttheother,"theconceitedmannowdirectedhim. Thelittleprinceclappedhishands.Theconceitedmanraisedhishatinamodestsalute. "Thisismoreentertainingthanthevisittotheking,"thelittleprincesaidtohimself.Andhebeganagaintoclaphishands,oneagainsttheother.Theconceitedmanagainstraisedhishatinsalute. Afterfiveminutesofthisexercisethelittleprincegrewtiredofthegame'smonotony. "Andwhatshouldonedotomakethehatcomedown?"heasked. Buttheconceitedmandidnothearhim.Conceitedpeopleneverhearanythingbutpraise. "Doyoureallyadmiremeverymuch?"hedemandedofthelittleprince. "Whatdoesthatmean--'admire'?" "Toadmiremeanthatyouregardmeasthehandsomest,thebest-dressed,therichest,andthemostintelligentmanonthisplanet." "Butyouaretheonlymanonyourplanet!" "Domethiskindness.Admiremejustthesame." "Iadmireyou,"saidthelittleprince,shrugginghisshouldersslightly,"butwhatisthereinthattointerestyousomuch?" Andthelittleprincewentaway. "Thegrown-upsarecertainlyveryodd,"hesaidtohimself,ashecontinuedonhisjourney. 
