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plump and tall。       She reached the age of seventeen�察�without having fallen 

into any worse scrape than a chimney�察�by rescuing her from which�察�a little 

bird´nesting urchin got fame and a black face。 Nor�察�thoughtless as she was�察�

had    she   committed      anything     worse    than   laughter    at   everybody     and 

everything   that   came   in   her   way。    When   she   was   told�察  �for   the   sake   of 

experiment�察�that General Clanrunfort was cut to pieces with all his troops�察�

she laughed�察�when she heard that the enemy was on his way to besiege her 

papa's   capital�察  �she   laughed   hugely�察  �but   when   she   was   told   that   the   city 

would certainly be abandoned to the mercy of the enemy's soldierywhy�察�

then she laughed immoderately。             She   never   could be brought to   see   the 

serious side of anything。        When her mother cried�察�she said�察�

     ;What   queer   faces   mamma   makes�          �And   she   squeezes   water   out   of 

her cheeks�拭     �Funny mamma� ─�

     And when her papa stormed at her�察�she laughed�察�and danced round and 

round him�察�clapping her hands�察�and crying 

     ;Do    it  again�察  �papa。    Do    it  again�   �It's  SUCH      fun�    �Dear�察   �funny 

papa� ─�

     And if he tried to catch her�察�she glided from him in an instant�察�not in 

the least afraid of him�察�but thinking it part of the game not to be caught。 

With one push of her foot�察�she would be floating in the air above his head�察�

or   she   would   go   dancing   backwards   and   forwards   and   sideways�察  �like   a 

great   butterfly。    It   happened   several   times�察  �when   her   father   and   mother 

were holding a consultation about her in private�察�that they were interrupted 

by vainly repressed outbursts of laughter over their heads�察�and looking up 

with   indignation�察  �saw   her   floating   at   full   length   in   the   air   above   them�察�

whence   she   regarded       them   with   the   most   comical   appreciation   of   the 

position。 

     One day an awkward accident happened。                 The princess had come out 

upon   the   lawn   with   one   of   her   attendants�察  �who   held   her   by   the   hand。 

Spying her father at the other side of the lawn�察�she snatched her hand from 



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the maid's�察�and sped across to him。            Now when she wanted to run alone�察�

her custom was to catch up a stone in each hand�察�so that she might come 

down again after a bound。           Whatever she wore as part of her attire had no 

effect   in   this   way�此  �even   gold�察  �when   it   thus   became   as   it   were   a   part   of 

herself�察�lost all its weight for the time。         But whatever she only held in her 

hands   retained   its   downward   tendency。        On   this   occasion   she   could   see 

nothing to catch up but a huge toad�察�that was walking across the lawn as if 

he had a hundred years to do it in。           Not knowing what disgust meant�察�for 

this   was   one  of   her   peculiarities�察  �she  snatched   up   the  toad   and   bounded 

away。     She   had   almost   reached   her   father�察  �and   he   was   holding   out   his 

arms to receive her�察�and take from her lips the kiss which hovered on them 

like a butterfly on a rosebud�察�when a puff of wind blew her aside into the 

arms   of   a   young   page�察 �who   had   just   been   receiving   a   message   from  his 

Majesty。      Now it was no great peculiarity in the princess that�察�once she 

was set agoing�察�it always cost her time and trouble to check herself。                    On 

this occasion there was no time。            She must kiss´and she kissed the page。 

She did not mind it much�察�for she had no shyness in her composition�察�and 

she knew�察�besides�察�that she could not help it。             So she only laughed�察�like a 

musical box。       The poor page fared the worst。            For the princess�察�trying to 

correct the unfortunate tendency of the kiss�察�put out her hands to keep her 

off the page�察�so that�察�along with the kiss�察�he received�察�on the other cheek�察�a 

slap   with   the   huge   black   toad�察  �which   she   poked   right   into   his   eye。 He 

tried to laugh�察�too�察�but the attempt resulted in such an odd contortion of 

countenance�察�as showed that there was no danger of his pluming himself 

on the kiss。      As for the king�察�his dignity was greatly hurt�察�and he did not 

speak to the page for a whole month。 

     I may here remark that it was very amusing to see her run�察�if her mode 

of   progression   could   properly   be   called   running。       For   first   she   would 

make a bound�察�then�察�having alighted�察�she would run a few steps�察�and make 

another bound。        Sometimes she would fancy she had reached the ground 

before she actually had�察�and her feet would go backwards and forwards�察�

running upon nothing at all�察�like those of a chicken on its back。                 Then she 

would     laugh    like  the  very   spirit  of   fun�察 �only   in  her   laugh   there   was 

something   missing。        What   it   was�察  �I   find   myself   unable   to   describe。  I 



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think   it   was   a   certain   tone�察  �depending   upon   the   possibility   of   sorrow 

MORBIDEZZA�察�perhaps。               She never smiled。 



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                      7。        Try Metaphysics。 



       After   a   long   avoidance   of   the   painful   subject�察  �the   king   and   queen 

resolved   to   hold   a   council   of   three   upon   it�察  �and   so   they   sent   for   the 

princess。     In she came�察�sliding and flitting and gliding from one piece of 

furniture   to   another�察  �and   put   herself   at   last   in   an   armchair�察  �in   a   sitting 

posture。     Whether she could be said to sit�察�seeing she received no support 

from the seat of the chair�察�I do not pretend to determine。 

     ;My dear child�察─�said the king�察 �you must be aware by this time that 

you are not exactly like other people。; 

     ;Oh�察�you dear funny papa�           �I have got a nose�察�and two eyes�察�and all 

the rest。    So have you。      So has mamma。; 

     ;Now be serious�察�my dear�察�for once�察─�said the queen。 

     ;No�察�thank you�察�mamma�察�I had rather not。; 

     ;Would   you   not   like   to   be   able   to   walk   like   other   people�拭─  �said   the 

king。   ;No   indeed�察  �I   should   think   not。  You   only   crawl。    You   are   such 

slow coaches� ─�

     ;How      do   you    feel�察 �my    child�拭─   �he   resumed�察    �after   a  pause    of 

discomfiture。 

     ;Quite well�察�thank you。; 

     ;I mean�察�what do you feel like�拭─�

     ;Like nothing at all�察�that I know of。; 

  
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