Then he put his armor on as best he could and
mounted his horse, along with many other men. He was so ready
and willing to fight that his illness went almost entirely away.
The emperor and the doctor who were there told him to take some
restoratives, and that would make him better able to do battle.
He did everything they advised him, and then he realized that it
had all been contrived to help him get over his illness. Tirant
said:
"Praise be to God: a woman has delivered me from the arms of
death, for another woman had killed me."
With all the noise the soldiers raised, the princess ran to her
mother's chamber. They saw the emperor coming back with Tirant,
and all the ladies looked out the windows to see what had
happened. When Tirant was in front of the princess's window he
lifted his head and put both hands over his face. The empress
asked her daughter why Tirant had covered his face, because the
only reason that was ever done was when a love affair had gone
wrong. The princess answered that she didn't have any idea.
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