And every day these got worse and worse . By-and-bye the fame of his riches reached the ears of the king , and , as he himself was always in need of money , he sent for Don Giovanni , as he wished to borrow a large sum . Don Giovanni readily agreed to lend him what he wanted , and sent next day a huge waggon laden with sacks of gold . ` Who can he be ? ' thought the king to himself . ` Why , he is much richer than I ! ' The king took as much as he had need of ; then ordered the rest to be returned to Don Giovanni , who refused to receive it , saying , ` Tell his majesty I am much hurt at his proposal . I shall certainly not take back that handful of gold , and , if he declines to accept it , keep it yourself . ' The servant departed and delivered the message , and the king wondered more than ever how anyone could be so rich . At last he spoke to the queen : ` Dear wife , this man has done me a great service , and has , besides , behaved like a gentleman in not allowing me to send back the money . I wish to give him the hand of our eldest daughter . ' The queen was quite pleased at this idea , and again messenger was sent to Don Giovanni , offering him the hand of the eldest princess . ` His majesty is too good , ' he replied . ' I can only humbly accept the honour . ' The messenger took back this answer , but a second time returned with the request that Don Giovanni would present them with his picture , so that they might know what sort of a person to expect . But when it came , and the princess saw the horrible figure , she screamed out , ` What ! marry this dirty beggar ? Never , never ! ' ` Ah , child , ' answered the king , ` how could I ever guess that the rich Don Giovanni would ever look like that ? But I have passed my royal word , and I can not break it , so there is no help for you . '
` No , father ; you may cut off my head , if you choose , but XXXXX that horrible beggar -- I never will ! '
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