She passed close to the king , riding at full speed , without taking any notice of him ; but he was at once enchanted by her , and his heart was gone in a moment . -LSB- Illustration : The King sees Princess Mutinosa out hunting -RSB- To his great joy he saw that one of the dwarfs had fallen behind the rest , and at once began to question him . The dwarf told him that the lady he had just seen was the Princess Mutinosa , the daughter of the king in whose country they were at that moment . He added that the princess was very fond of hunting , and that she was now in pursuit of rabbits . The king then asked the way to the court , and having been told it , hurried off , and reached the capital in a couple of hours . As soon as he arrived , he presented himself to the king and queen , and on mentioning his own name and that of his country , was received with open arms . Not long after , the princess returned , and hearing that the hunt had been very successful , the king complimented her on it , but she would not answer a word . Her silence rather surprised him , but he was still more astonished when he found that she never spoke once all through supper-time . Sometimes she seemed about to speak , but whenever this was the case her father or mother at once took up the conversation . However , this silence did not cool the king 's affection , and when he retired to his rooms at night he confided his feelings to his faithful equerry . But the equerry was by no means delighted at his king 's love affair , and took no pains to hide his disappointment . ` But why are you vexed ? ' asked the king . ` Surely the princess is beautiful enough to please anyone ? ' ` She is certainly very handsome , ' replied the equerry , ` but to be really happy in love something more than beauty is required . To tell the truth , sire , ' he added , ` her expression seems to me hard . ' ` That is pride and dignity , ' said the king , ` and nothing can be more becoming . ' ` Pride or hardness , as you will , ' said the equerry ; ` but to my mind the choice of so many fierce creatures for her amusements seems to tell of a fierce nature , and I also think there is something suspicious in the care taken to prevent her speaking . ' The equerry 's remarks were full of good sense ; but as opposition is only apt to increase love in the hearts of men , and especially of kings who hate being contradicted , this king begged , the very next day , for the hand of the Princess Mutinosa . It was granted him on two conditions .
The first was that the wedding should take place the very next day ; and the second , that he should not speak to the princess till she was his wife ; to all XXXXX which the king agreed , in spite of his equerry 's objections , so that the first word he heard his bride utter was the ` Yes ' she spoke at their marriage .
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