the youth went straight to the palace. the princess was already expecting him, and accommodated herself to her destiny. the wedding was solemnized, and now he was king, and lord of all the kingdom. he never told her where he had concealed himself for the third time, and who had helped him, so she believed that he had done everything by his own skill, and she had a great respect for him, for she thought to herself, "he is able to do more than i."