I told Don Fernando that all Luscinda's father was waiting for was that mine should ask her of him, which I did not dare to suggest to him, fearing that he would not consent to do so; not because he did not know perfectly well the rank, goodness, virtue, and beauty of Luscinda, and that she had qualities that would do honour to any family in Spain, but because I was aware that he did not wish me to marry so soon, before seeing what the Duke Ricardo would do for me.
Díjele yo a don Fernando en lo que reparaba el padre de Luscinda, que era en que mi padre se la pidiese, lo cual yo no le osaba decir, temeroso que no vendría en ello, no porque no tuviese bien conocida la calidad, bondad, virtud y hermosura de Luscinda, y que tenía partes bastantes para enoblecer cualquier otro linaje de España, sino porque yo entendía dél que deseaba que no me casase tan presto, hasta ver lo que el duque Ricardo hacía conmigo.