But the king said—

“No, ladies; you have only yourselves to thank. Had you been as innocent

as this shepherdess, who is going to be my queen, you would not have

dreaded looking into the mirror.”

After the marriage the barber was heard to say, that as the magic mirror

had now lost its virtue, who could tell but what this charm might be

restored to Granada?

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