donquixoteoverheardtheconversationandsaid,"haply,gentlemen,youareversedandlearnedinmattersoferrantchivalry?becauseifyouareiwilltellyoumymisfortunes;ifnot,thereisnogoodinmygivingmyselfthetroubleofrtingthem;"butherethecurateandthebarber,seeingthatthetravellerswereengagedinconversationwithdonquixote,cameforward,inordertoanswerinsuchawayastosavetheirstratagemfrombeingdiscovered.
thecanon,replyingtodonquixote,said,"intruth,brother,iknowmoreaboutbooksofchivalrythanidoaboutvilpandoselementsoflogic;soifthatbeall,youmaysafelytellmewhatyouplease."
"ingodsname,then,senor,"replieddonquixote;"ifthatbeso,iwouldhaveyouknowthatiamhelden插ntedinthiscagebytheenvyandfraudofwickeden插nters;forvirtueismorepersecutedbythewickedthanlovedbythegood.iamaknight-errant,andnotoneofthosewhosenamesfamehasneverthoughtofimmortalisinginherrecord,butofthosewho,indefianceandinspiteofenvyitself,andallthemagiciansthatpersia,orbrahmansthatindia,orgymnosophiststhatethiopiaeverproduced,willcetheirnamesinthetempleofimmortality,toserveasexamplesandpatternsforagestoe,wherebyknights-errantmayseethefootstepsinwhichtheymusttreadiftheywouldattainthesummitandcrowningpointofhonourinarms."
"whatsenordonquixoteofman插says,"observedthecurate,"isthetruth;forhegoesen插ntedinthiscart,notfromanyfaultorsinsofhis,butbecauseofthemalevolenceofthosetowhomvirtueisodiousandvalourhateful.this,senor,istheknightoftheruefulcountenance,ifyouhaveeverheardhimnamed,whosevaliantachievementsandmightydeedsshallbewrittenonstingbrassandimperishablemarble,notwithstandingalltheeffortsofenvytoobscurethemandmalicetohidethe"
whenthecanonheardboththeprisonerandthemanwhowasatlibertytalkinsuchastrainhewasreadytocrosshimselfinhisastonishment,andcouldnotmakeoutwhathadbefallenhim;andallhisattendantswereinthesamestateofamazement.
atthispointsanchopanza,whohaddrawnneartoheartheconversation,said,inordertomakeeverythingin,"well,sirs,youmaylikeordislikewhatiamgoingtosay,butthefactofthematteris,mymaster,donquixote,isjustasmuchen插ntedasmymother.heisinhisfullsenses,heeatsandhedrinks,andhehashiscallslikeothermenandashehadyesterday,beforetheycagedhiandifthatsthecase,whatdotheymeanbywantingmetobelievethatheisen插nted?forihaveheardmanyaonesaythaten插ntedpeopleneithereat,norsleep,nortalk;andmymaster,ifyoudontstophim,willtalkmorethanthirtywyers."thenturningtothecurateheeximed,"ah,senorcurate,senorcurate!doyouthinkidontknowyou?doyouthinkidontguessandseethedriftofthesenewen插ntments?wellthen,icantellyouiknowyou,forallyourfaceiscovered,andicantellyouiamuptoyou,howeveryoumayhideyourtricks.afterall,whereenvyreignsvirtuecannotlive,andwherethereisniggardlinesstherecanbenoliberality.illbetidethedevil!ifithadnotbeenforyourworshipmymasterwouldbemarriedtotheprincessmiconathisminute,andishouldbeacountatleast;fornolesswastobeexpected,aswellfromthegoodnessofmymaster,himoftheruefulcountenance,asfromthegreatnessofmyservices.butiseenowhowtrueitiswhattheysayintheseparts,thatthewheelofforturnsfasterthanamill-wheel,andthatthosewhowereupyesterdayaredownto-day.iamsorryformywifeandchildren,forwhentheymightfairlyandreasonablyexpecttoseetheirfatherreturntothemagovernororviceroyofsomeindorkingdom,theywillseehimebackahorse-boy.ihavesaidallthis,senorcurate,onlytourgeyourpaternitytoytoyourconscienceyourill-treatmentofmymaster;andhaveacarethatgoddoesnotcallyoutoountinanotherlifeformakingaprisonerofhiminthisway,and插rgeagainstyouallthesoursandgooddeedsthatmylorddonquixoteleavesundonewhileheisshutup.
"trimthosempsthere!"eximedthebarberatthis;"soyouareofthesamefraternityasyourmaster,too,sancho?bygod,ibegintoseethatyouwillhavetokeephimpanyinthecage,andbeen插ntedlikehimforhavingcaughtsomeofhishumourandchivalry.itwasanevilhourwhenyouletyourselfbegotwithchildbyhispromises,andthatindyoulongsomuchforfounditswayintoyourhead."
"iamnotwithchildbyanyone,"returnedsancho,"noramiamantoletmyselfbegotwithchild,ifitwasbythekinghimself.thoughiampooriamanoldchristian,andiowenothingtonobody,andifilongforanind,otherpeoplelongforworse.eachofusisthesonofhisownworks;andbeingamanimayetobepope,nottosaygovernorofanind,especiallyasmymastermaywinsomanythathewillnotknowwhomtogivethemto.mindhowyoutalk,masterbarber;forshavingisnoteverything,andthereissomedifferencebetweenpeterandpeter.isaythisbecauseweallknowoneanother,anditwillnotdotothrowfalsedicewithme;andastotheen插ntmentofmymaster,godknowsthetruth;leaveitasitis;itonlymakesitworsetostirit."
thebarberdidnotcaretoanswersancholestbyhisinspeakingheshoulddisclosewhatthecurateandhehimselfweretryingsohardtoconceal;andunderthesameapprehensionthecuratehadaskedthecanontorideonalittleinadvance,sothathemighttellhimthemysteryofthismaninthecage,andotherthingsthatwouldamusehithecanonagreed,andgoingonaheadwithhisservants,listenedwithattentiontotheountofthe插racter,life,madness,andwaysofdonquixote,givenhimbythecurate,whodescribedtohimbrieflythebeginningandoriginofhiscraze,andtoldhimthewholestoryofhisadventuresuptohisbeingconfinedinthecage,togetherwiththentheyhadoftakinghimhometotryifbyanymeanstheycoulddiscoveracureforhismadness.thecanonandhisservantsweresurprisedanewwhentheyhearddonquixotesstrangestory,andwhenitwasfini射dhesaid,"totellthetruth,senorcurate,iformypartconsiderwhattheycallbooksofchivalrytobemischievoustothestate;andthough,ledbyidleandfalsetaste,ihavereadthebeginningsofalmostallthathavebeenprinted,inevercouldmanagetoreadanyoneofthemfrombeginningtoend;foritseemstometheyareallmoreorlessthesamething;andonehasnothingmoreinitthananother;thisnomorethanthat.andinmyopinionthissortofwritingandpositionisofthesamespeciesasthefablestheycallthemilesian,nonsensicaltalesthataimsolelyatgivingamusementandnotinstruction,exactlytheoppositeoftheapologuefableswhichamuseandinstructatthesametime.andthoughitmaybethechiefobjectofsuchbookstoamuse,idonotknowhowtheycanseed,whentheyaresofullofsuchmonstrousnonsense.fortheenjoymentthemindfeelsmustefromthebeautyandharmonywhichitperceivesorcontemtesinthethingsthattheeyeortheimaginationbringsbeforeit;andnothingthathasanyuglinessordisproportionaboutitcangiveanypleasure.whatbeauty,then,orwhatproportionofthepartstothewhole,orofthewholetotheparts,cantherebeinabookorfablewhereadofsixteencutsdownagiantastallasatowerandmakestwohalvesofhimasifhewasanalmondcake?andwhentheywanttogiveusapictureofabattle,afterhavingtoldusthatthereareamillionofbatantsonthesideoftheenemy,lettheheroofthebookbeopposedtothem,andwehaveperforcetobelieve,whetherwelikeitornot,thatthesaidknightwinsthevictorybythesinglemightofhisstrongarandthen,whatshallwesayofthefacilitywithwhi插bornqueenorempresswillgiveherselfoverintothearmsofsomeunknownwanderingknight?whatmind,thatisnotwhollybarbarousanduncultured,canfindpleasureinreadingofhowagreattowerfullofknightssailsawayacrossthesealikeashipwithafairwind,andwillbeto-nightinlombardyandto-morrowmorninginthendofpresterjohnoftheindies,orsomeotherthatptolemyneverdescribednormarcopolosaw?andif,inanswertothis,iamtoldthattheauthorsofbooksofthekindwritethemasfiction,andthereforearenotboundtoregardnicetiesoftruth,iwouldreplythatfictionisallthebetterthemoreitlooksliketruth,andgivesthemorepleasurethemoreprobabilityandpossibilitythereisaboutit.plotsinfictionshouldbeweddedtotheunderstandingofthereader,andbeconstructedinsuchawaythat,reconcilingimpossibilities,smoothingoverdifficulties,keepingthemindonthealert,theymaysurprise,interest,divert,andentertain,sothatwonderanddelightjoinedmaykeeppaceonewiththeother;allwhichhewillfailtoeffectwhoshunsverisimilitudeandtruthtonature,whereinliestheperfectionofwriting.ihaveneveryetseenanybookofchivalrythatputstogetheraconnectedplotpleteinallitsnumbers,sothatthemiddleagreeswiththebeginning,andtheendwiththebeginningandmiddle;onthecontrary,theyconstructthemwithsuchamultitudeofmembersthatitseemsasthoughtheymeanttoproduceachimeraormonsterratherthanawell-proportionedfigure.andbesidesallthistheyareharshintheirstyle,incredibleintheirachievements,licentiousintheiramours,uncouthintheircourtlyspeeches,prolixintheirbattles,sillyintheirarguments,absurdintheirtravels,and,inshort,wantingineverythinglikeintelligentart;forwhichreasontheydeservetobebani射dfromthechristianmonwealthasaworthlessbreed."
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