The Pleasant New Adventure the Curate and Barber Meet with in Sierra Moreno, or Black Mountain.
As Cardenio concludes his story, their attention is attracted to a new sound of lamenting. They discover a young girl dressed in boy's clothing, and in order to excuse her appearance, the beautiful damsel tells them this story: She, Dorothea, is the daughter of a very rich Andalusian farmer, a vassal of one of the grandees of Spain. The Duke's son, Don Ferdinand, paid great court to her, which she tried to ignore because of the inequality of their parentage. Ferdinand, promising marriage and eternal loyalty, seduced Dorothea after having gained access to her bedroom by bribing the maid. After that night, his affections cooled, and the next news that Dorthea received was that Ferdinand was to marry. She followed her false lover to Lucinda's village and there heard the startling result of the wedding. The bride, fainting right after she spoke the vow, had a letter hidden in her dress, saying that she could not marry Ferdinand because she was already betrothed to Cardenio. Dorothea concludes her narrative by explaining how she arrived at the Sierra Morena.
