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the floor�察�had not the king started up and caught her just in time。                 Seeing 

nothing   but   talk   could   be   got   out   of   her�察  �he   rang   the   bell�察  �and   sent   her 

away with two of her ladies´in´waiting。 

     ;Now�察�queen�察─�he said�察�turning to her Majesty�察 �what IS to be done�拭─�

     ;There     is  but  one   thing   left�察─ �answered     she。   ;Let    us   consult   the 

college of Metaphysicians。; 

     ;Bravo� ─�cried the king�察 �we will。; 

     Now      at  the   head    of  this   college    were    two   very    wise    Chinese 

philosophers´by  name   Hum´Drum�察  �and   Kopy´Keck。                 For   them  the   king 

sent�察�and straightway they came。             In a long speech he communicated to 

them   what   they   knew   very   well   alreadyas   who   did   not��namely�察  �the 

peculiar   condition   of   his   daughter  in   relation   to   the   globe   on   which   she 

dwelt�察  �and   requested   them   to   consult   together   as   to   what   might   be   the 

cause and probable cure of her INFIRMITY。                   The king laid stress upon 

the   word�察  �but   failed   to   discover   his   own   pun。 The   queen   laughed�察  �but 

Hum´Drum and Kopy´Keck heard with humility and retired in silence。 

     The consultation consisted chiefly in propounding and supporting�察�for 



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the thousandth time�察�each his favourite theories。               For the condition of the 

princess   afforded   delightful   scope   for   the   discussion   of   every   question 

arising from the division of thought´in fact�察�of all the Metaphysics of the 

Chinese Empire。         But it is only justice to say that they did not altogether 

neglect the discussion of the practical question�察�what was to be done。 

     Hum´Drum         was    a  Materialist�察   �and    Kopy´Keck       was    a  Spiritualist。 

The former was slow and sententious�察�the latter was quick and flighty�此�the 

latter had generally the first word�察�the former the last。 

     ;I   reassert   my   former   assertion�察─  �began   Kopy´Keck�察  �with   a   plunge。 

;There is not a fault in the princess�察�body or soul�察�only they are wrong put 

together。     Listen to me now�察�Hum´Drum�察�and I will tell you in brief what 

I   think。   Don't   speak。     Don't   answer   me。      I   won't   hear   you   till   I   have 

done。     At    that  decisive     moment�察     �when     souls    seek   their   appointed 

habitations�察  �two   eager   souls   met�察  �struck�察  �rebounded�察  �lost   their   way�察  �and 

arrived   each   at   the   wrong   place。     The   soul   of   the   princess   was   one   of 

those�察  �and   she   went   far   astray。   She   does   not   belong   by   rights   to   this 

world at all�察�but to some other planet�察�probably Mercury。                    Her proclivity 

to her true sphere destroys all the natural influence which this orb would 

otherwise possess over her corporeal frame。                 She cares for nothing here。 

There is no relation between her and this world。 

     ;She must therefore be taught�察�by the sternest compulsion�察�to take an 

interest in the earth as the earth。          She must study every department of its 

historyits   animal   history�察  �its   vegetable   history�察  �its   mineral   history�察  �its 

social history�察�its moral history�察�its political history�察�its scientific history�察�

its literary history�察�its musical history�察�its artistical history�察�above all�察�its 

metaphysical history。         She must begin with the Chinese dynasty and end 

with   Japan。     But   first   of   all   she   must   study  geology�察  �and   especially   the 

history   of   the   extinct   races   of   animals´their   natures�察  �their   habits�察  �their 

loves�察�their hates�察�their revenges。          She must; 

     ;Hold�察�h´o´o´old� ─�roared Hum´Drum。                  ;It is certainly my turn now。 

My rooted and insubvertible conviction is�察�that the causes of the anomalies 

evident   in   the   princess's   condition   are   strictly   and   solely   physical。   But 

that    is  only   tantamount      to  acknowledging        that  they    exist。   Hear     my 

opinion。 From some cause or other�察�of no importance to our inquiry�察�the 



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motion of her heart has been reversed。              That remarkable combination of 

the suction and the force´pump works the wrong way´I mean in the case of 

the unfortunate princess�此�it draws in where it should force out�察�and forces 

out where it should draw in。          The offices of the auricles and the ventricles 

are subverted。       The blood is sent forth by the veins�察�and returns by  the 

arteries。    Consequently        it  is  running   the   wrong    way    through    all  her 

corporeal organismlungs and all。           Is it then at all mysterious�察�seeing that 

such   is   the   case�察  �that   on   the   other   particular   of   gravitation   as   well�察  �she 

should differ from normal humanity�拭             �My proposal for the cure is this�此�

     ;Phlebotomize until she is reduced to the last point of safety。                 Let it 

be effected�察�if necessary�察�in a warm bath。            When she is reduced to a state 

of perfect asphyxy�察�apply a ligature to the left ankle�察�drawing it as tight as 

the bone will bear。       Apply�察�at the same moment�察�another of equal tension 

around the right wrist。        By means of plates constructed for the purpose�察�

place    the  other   foot   and   hand    under   the   receivers   of  two    air´pumps。 

Exhaust   the   receivers。   Exhibit   a   pint   of   French   brandy�察  �and   await   the 

result。; 

     ;Which would presently arrive in the form of grim Death�察─�said Kopy´ 

Keck。 

     ;If   it   should�察  �she   would   yet   die   in   doing   our   duty�察─  �retorted   Hum´ 

Drum。 

     But their Majesties had too much tenderness for their volatile offspring 

to   subject    her  to  either   of  the   schemes     of  the   equally   unscrupulous 

philosophers。       Indeed�察    �the  most    complete     knowledge      of  the   laws   of 

nature would have been unserviceable in her case�察�for it was impossible to 

classify   her。   She   was   a   fifth   imponderable   body�察  �sharing   all   the   other 

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                  8。        Try a Drop of Water。 



       Perhaps the best thing for the princess would have been to fall in love。 

But   how   a   princess   who   had   no   gravity   could   fall   into   anything   is   a 

difficultyperhaps THE difficulty。 

     As   for   her   own   feelings   on   the   subject�察  �she   did   not   even   know   that 

there was such a beehive of honey and stings to be fallen into。                But now I 

come to mention another curious fact about her。 

     The palace was built on the shores of the loveliest lake in the world�察�

and the princess loved this lake more than father or mother。 The root of 

this preference no doubt�察�although the princess did not recognise it as such�察�

was�察  �that   the   moment   she   got   into   it�察  �she   recovered   the   natural   right   of 

which she had been so wickedly deprivednamely�察�gravity。                   Whether this 

was   owing   to   the   fact   that   water   had   been   employed   as   the   means   of 

conveying the injury�察�I do not know。            But it is certain that she could swim 

and dive like the duck that her old nurse said she was。                  The manner in 

which this alleviation of her misfortune was discovered was as follows。 

     One summer evening�察�during the carnival of the country�察�she had been 

taken upon the lake by the king and queen�察�in the royal barge。 They were 

accompanied   by   many   of   the   courtiers   in   a   fleet   of   little   boats。 In   the 

middle of the lake she wanted to get into the lord chancellor's barge�察�for 

his daughter�察�who was a great favourite with her�察�was in it with her father。 

Now      though    the  old   king   rarely   condescended       to  make    light   of  his 

misfortune�察�yet�察�Happening on this occasion to be in a particularly good 

humour�察�as the barges approached each other�察�he caught up the princess to 

throw her into the chancellor's barge。           He lost his balance�察�however�察�and�察�

dropping into the bottom of the barge�察�lost his hold of his daughter�察�not�察�

however�察  �before      imparting    to   her  the  downward       tendency   of   his  own 

person�察�though in a somewhat different direction�察�for�察�as the king fell into 

the boat�察�she fell into the water。          With a burst of delighted laughter she 

disappeared in the lake。        A cry of horror ascended from the boats。             They 

had never seen the princess go down before。                 Half the men were   under 

water   in   a   moment�察  �but   they   had   all�察  �one   after   another�察  �come   up   to   the 

surface again for breath�察�whentinkle�察�tinkle�察�babble�察�and gush� �came the 



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princess's laugh over the water from far away。               There she was�察�swimming 

like   a   swan。   Nor   would   she   come   out   for   king   or   queen�察  �chancellor   or 

daughter。 She was perfectly obstinate。 

     But   at   the   same   time   she   seemed   more   sedate   than   usual。    Perhaps 

that was because a great pleasure spoils laughing。               At all events�察�after this�察�

the passion of her life was to get into the water�察�and she was always the 

better behaved and the more beautiful th
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