And the curate bade him remember that only death could part Luscinda from Cardenio; that even if some sword were to separate them they would think their death most happy; and that in a case that admitted of no remedy his wisest course was, by conquering and putting a constraint upon himself, to show a generous mind, and of his own accord suffer these two to enjoy the happiness Heaven had granted them.
Pero a esta sazón acudieron los amigos de don Fernando, y el cura y el barbero, que a todo habían estado presentes, sin que faltase el bueno de Sancho Panza, y todos rodeaban a don Fernando, suplicándole tuviese por bien de mirar las lágrimas de Dorotea; y que, siendo verdad, como sin duda ellos creían que lo era, lo que en sus razones había dicho, que no permitiese quedase defraudada de sus tan justas esperanzas.