Beside himself with delight the youth lost his Senses and sank senseless to the earth." After that he was a changed person.

He went dreaming about, thinking only of his fairy and caring for naught else in the world.

"The old count saw with affliction this changement in his son," whose cause he could not divine, and tried to divert his mind into cheerful channels, but to no purpose.

Then the old count used authority.

He commanded the youth to betake himself to the camp.