“They told me that God lived in Heaven, far off, not here,” she answered.
“They told you wrong; open and you will see.”
“I will not look,” she said, “I fear the devil.”
“Your beauty is all cold,” he said, “your heart beats not!”
“What is a heart?” she asked.
“That which gives life,” he answered; “my heart beats strongly and it longs for an answer. You have a heart as strong maybe as mine. But it is sealed. Will you not let me loose it?”
“I am afraid,” she answered.
“Then I will tell you what he did. He held the Princess in his arms all despite herself and tore the bandage from her eyes.”
... “Did she let him do it?”
“She heard his voice and all despite herself she let him do his will.”