Best explains the main idea of this expert quote never before had a subject dared to love the daughter of a king in after years such things became commonplace enough but then they were in no sight degree novel and startling was it a the love between the princess and a common man was interesting to everyone because such a thing has never happened before be people look at the relationship as a similar to a romance novel see the people talk about the princesses love for the man for many years or D people gossiped about the king startling response to his daughter's relationship