"Virtuous knight, I have great pity for you, seeing how disturbed you are. Tell me, I beg you, what is troubling you."
"My lady, since Your Highness is forcing me to tell you, I can only say that I am in love."
He said nothing more, and lowered his eyes.
"Tell me, Tirant," said the princess, "who is the lady that is causing you so much pain? If I can help you in any way, I will be very glad to."
Tirant put his hand in his sleeve, drew out the mirror, and said:
"My lady, the face you will see here can bring me life or death."
The princess quickly took the mirror, and with hurried steps she went into her chamber, thinking she would find a portrait of some woman in the mirror. But she saw only her own face. Then she was astonished that a lady could be courted in this way, without words.
While she was happily reflecting on what Tirant had done, Widow Repose and Stephanie came in. They found the princess sitting with the mirror in her hands, and they said to her: "My lady, where did you get such a pretty mirror?"
The princess told them about the way Tirant had declared his love for her, and she said she had never heard of it being done before:
"Not even in all the story books I've read have I ever found such a graceful declaration. How knowledgeable these foreigners are!"