' as you may suppose , this was not easy , as my ugliness was such that no one would look at me a second time . my nurse and i were almost in despair , as my fifteenth birthday was drawing near , and i had never so much as spoken to a man . at last we received a visit from the wizard , who told us what had happened at court , and your story , bidding me to put myself in your way when you had lost all hope , and offer to save you if you would consent to marry me . ' ' that is my history , and now you must beg the king to send messengers at once to granada , to inform my father of our marriage , and i think , ' she added with a smile , ' that he will not refuse us his blessing . '
what did the wizard do before the princess's fifteenth birthday ?
told them what had happened at court , bidding her to put herself in his way when he had lost all hope , and offer to save him if he would consent to marry her .
told them what had happened at court , and the princes ' story , bidding me to put myself in your way when you had lost all hope .