"It is true," said the damsel, "and I am that daughter;whether report lies or not as to my beauty, you, sirs,will have decided by this time, as you have seen me;" and with this she began to weep bitterly.
On seeing this the secretary leant over to the head-carver's ear, and said to him in a low voice,"Something serious has no doubt happened this poor maiden, that she goes wandering from home in such a dress and at such an hour, and one of her rank too.""There can be no doubt about it," returned the carver,"and moreover her tears confirm your suspicion."Sancho gave her the best comfort he could, and entreated her to tell them without any fear what had happened her, as they would all earnestly and by every means in their power endeavour to relieve her.