But the princess had to learn to walk, before they could be married with any propriety. And this was not so easy at her time of life, for she could walk no more than a baby. She was always falling down and hurting herself. βIs this the gravity you used to make so much of?β said she one day to the prince, as he raised her from the floor. βFor my part, I was a great deal more comfortable without it.β βNo, no, thatβs not it. This is it,β replied the prince, as he took her up, and carried her about like a baby, kissing her all the time. βThis is gravity.β βThatβs better,β said she. βI donβt mind that so much.