"Oh, stone from my garden wall," she was saying
The prince could hardly believe his ears. Suddenly he guessed what the truth might be. He burst into the room.
"Are you my betrothed who has disappeared from her own land?" he asked Clarinha.
She smiled into his eyes.
"Trouble when one's young is hard enough to bear," she said when she had told all her story. "I've had quite enough to last me all my life."
"Your woes are ended now and a happy life lies before you," said the prince. "Our wedding shall be celebrated at once."