atthenewsofdonquixotesarrivalsanchopanzaswifecamerunning,for射bythistimeknewthatherhusbandhadgoneawaywithhimashissquire,andonseeingsancho,thefirstthing射askedhimwasiftheasswaswell.sanchorepliedthathewas,betterthanhismasterwas.
"thanksbetogod,"said射,"forbeingsogoodtome;butnowtellme,myfriend,whathaveyoumadebyyoursquirings?whatgownhaveyoubroughtmeback?whatshoesforyourchildren?"
"ibringnothingofthatsort,wife,"saidsancho;"thoughibringotherthingsofmoreconsequenceandvalue."
"iamverydofthat,"returnedhiswife;"showmethesethingsofmorevalueandconsequence,myfriend;foriwanttoseethemtocheermyheartthathasbeensosadandheavyalltheseagesthatyouhavebeenaway."
"iwillshowthemtoyouathome,wife,"saidsancho;"becontentforthepresent;forifitpleasegodthatweshouldagaingoonourtravelsinsearchofadventures,youwillsoonseemeacount,orgovernorofanind,andthatnotoneofthoseeverydayones,butthebestthatistobehad."
"heavengrantit,husband,"said射,"forindeedwehaveneedofit.buttellme,whatsthisaboutinds,foridontunderstandit?"
"honeyisnotforthemouthoftheass,"returnedsancho;"allingoodtimethoushaltsee,wife-nay,thouwiltbesurprisedtohearthyselfcalledyourdyshipbyallthyvassals."
"whatareyoutalkingabout,sancho,withyourdyships,inds,andvassals?"returnedteresapanza-forsosanchoswifewascalled,thoughtheywerenotrtions,forinman插itiscustomaryforwivestotaketheirhusbandssurnames.
"dontbeinsuchahurrytoknowallthis,teresa,"saidsancho;"itisenoughthatiamtellingyouthetruth,soshutyourmouth.butimaytellyouthismuchbytheway,thatthereisnothingintheworldmoredelightfulthantobeapersonofconsideration,squiretoaknight-errant,andaseekerofadventures.tobesuremostofthoseonefindsdonotendaspleasantlyasonecouldwish,foroutofahundred,ny-ninewillturnoutcrossandcontrary.iknowitbyexperience,foroutofsomeicamenketed,andoutofothersbboured.still,forallthat,itisafinethingtobeonthelook-outforwhatmayhappen,crossingmountains,searchingwoods,climbingrocks,visitingcastles,puttingupatinns,allatfreequarters,anddeviltakethemaraveditopay."
whilethisconversationpassedbetweensanchopanzaandhiswife,donquixoteshousekeeperandniecetookhiminandundressedhimandidhiminhisoldbed.heeyedthemaskance,andcouldnotmakeoutwherehewas.thecurate插rgedhisniecetobeverycarefultomakeherunclefortableandtokeepawatchoverhimlestheshouldmakehisescapefromthemagain,tellingherwhattheyhadbeenobligedtodotobringhimhome.onthisthepaironcemorelifteduptheirvoicesandrenewedtheirmaledictionsuponthebooksofchivalry,andimploredheaventoplungetheauthorsofsuchliesandnonsenseintothemidstofthebottomlesspit.theywere,inshort,keptinanxietyanddreadlesttheiruncleandmastershouldgivethemtheslipthemomenthefoundhimselfsomewhatbetter,andastheyfearedsoitfellout.
buttheauthorofthishistory,thoughhehasdevotedresearchandindustrytothediscoveryofthedeedsachievedbydonquixoteinhisthirdsally,hasbeenunabletoobtainanyinformationrespectingthem,atanyratederivedfromauthenticdocuments;traditionhasmerelypreservedinthememoryofman插thefactthatdonquixote,thethirdtimehesalliedforthfromhishome,betookhimselftosaragossa,wherehewaspresentatsomefamousjoustswhichcameoffinthatcity,andthathehadadventuresthereworthyofhisvalourandhighintelligence.ofhisendanddeathhecouldlearnnoparticrs,norwouldhehaveascertaineditorknownofit,ifgoodfortunehadnotproducedanoldphysicianforhimwhohadinhispossessionaleadenbox,which,ordingtohisount,hadbeendiscoveredamongthecrumblingfoundationsofanancienthermitagethatwasbeingrebuilt;inwhichboxwerefoundcertainparchmentmanuscriptsingothic插racter,butincastilianverse,containingmanyofhisachievements,andsettingforththebeautyofdulcinea,theformofrocinante,thefidelityofsanchopanza,andtheburialofdonquixotehimself,togetherwithsundryepitaphsandeulogiesonhislifeand插racter;butallthatcouldbereadanddecipheredwerethosewhichthetrustworthyauthorofthisnewandunparalleledhistoryherepresents.andthesaidauthorasksofthosethatshallreaditnothinginreturnforthevasttoilwhichithascosthiminexaminingandsearchingthemancheganarchivesinordertobringittolight,savethattheygivehimthesamecreditthatpeopleofsensegivetothebooksofchivalrythatpervadetheworldandaresopopr;forwiththishewillconsiderhimselfamplypaidandfullysatisfied,andwillbeencouragedtoseekoutandproduceotherhistories,ifnotastruthful,atleastequalininventionandnotlessentertaining.thefirstwordswrittenontheparchmentfoundintheleadenboxwerethese:
theacademiciansof
argamasi,avigeof
laman插,
onthelifeanddeath
ofdonquixoteofman插,
hocscripserunt
monicongo,academicianofargamasi,
onthetombofdonquixote
epitaph
thescatterbrainthatgaveman插more
richspoilsthanjasons;whoapointsokeen
hadtohiswit,andhappierfarhadbeen
ifhiswitsweathercockablunterbore;
thearmrenownedfarasgaetasshore,
cathay,andallthendsthatliebetween;
themusediscreetandterribleinmien
aseverwroteonbrassindaysofyore;
hewhosurpassedtheamadisesall,
andwhoasnaughtthegorsounted,
supportedbyhisloveandgantry:
whomadethebelianisessingsmall,
andsoughtrenownonrocinantemounted;
here,underneaththiscoldstone,dothhelie.
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