onthisursedbeddonquixotestretchedhimself,andthehostessandherdaughtersooncoveredhimwithstersfromtoptotoe,whilemaritornes-forthatwasthenameoftheasturian-heldthelightforthem,andwhilesteringhim,thehostess,observinghowfullofwhealsdonquixotewasinsomeces,remarkedthatthishadmorethelookofblowsthanofafall.
itwasnotblows,sanchosaid,butthattherockhadmanypointsandprojections,andthateachofthemhadleftitsmark."pray,senora,"headded,"managetosavesometow,astherewillbenowantofsomeonetouseit,formyloinstooarerathersore."
"thenyoumusthavefallentoo,"saidthehostess.
"ididnotfall,"saidsanchopanza,"butfromtheshockigotatseeingmymasterfall,mybodyachessothatifeelasifihadhadathousandthwacks."
"thatmaywellbe,"saidtheyounggirl,"forithasmanyatimehappenedtometodreamthatiwasfallingdownfromatowerandneveingtotheground,andwheniawokefromthedreamtofindmyselfasweakandshakenasifihadreallyfallen."
"thereisthepoint,senora,"repliedsanchopanza,"thatiwithoutdreamingatall,butbeingmoreawakethaniamnow,findmyselfwithscarcelylesswhealsthanmymaster,donquixote."
"howisthegentlemancalled?"askedmaritornestheasturian.
"donquixoteofman插,"answeredsanchopanza,"andheisaknight-adventurer,andoneofthebestandstoutestthathavebeenseenintheworldthislongtimepast."
"whatisaknight-adventurer?"saidthess.
"areyousonewintheworldasnottoknow?"answeredsanchopanza."well,then,youmustknow,sister,thataknight-adventurerisathingthatintwowordsisseendrubbedandemperor,thatisto-daythemostmiserableandneedybeingintheworld,andto-morrowwillhavetwoorthreecrownsofkingdomstogivehissquire."
"thenhowisit,"saidthehostess,"thatbelongingtosogoodamasterasthis,youhavenot,tojudgebyappearances,evensomuchasacounty?"
"itistoosoonyet,"answeredsancho,"forwehaveonlybeenamonthgoinginquestofadventures,andsofarwehavemetwithnothingthatcanbecalledone,foritwillhappenthatwhenonethingislookedforanotherthingisfound;however,ifmymasterdonquixotegetswellofthiswound,orfall,andiamleftnonetheworseofit,iwouldnot插ngemyhopesforthebesttitleinspain."
toallthisconversationdonquixotewaslisteningveryattentively,andsittingupinbedaswellashecould,andtakingthehostessbythehandhesaidtoher,"believeme,fairdy,youmaycallyourselffortunateinhavinginthiscastleofyours射lteredmyperson,whichissuchthatifidonotmyselfpraiseit,itisbecauseofwhatimonlysaid,thatself-praisedebaseth;butmysquirewillinformyouwhoiaionlytellyouthatishallpreserveforeverinscribedonmymemorytheserviceyouhaverenderedmeinordertotenderyoumygratitudewhilelifeshallstme;andwouldtoheavenloveheldmenotsoenthralledandsubjecttoitswsandtotheeyesofthatfairingratewhominamebetweenmyteeth,butthatthoseofthislovelydamselmightbethemastersofmyliberty."
thehostess,herdaughter,andtheworthymaritorneslistenedinbewildermenttothewordsoftheknight-errant;fortheyunderstoodaboutasmuchofthemasifhehadbeentalkinggreek,thoughtheycouldperceivetheywereallmeantforexpressionsofgood-willandndishments;andnotbeingustomedtothiskindofnguage,theystaredathimandwonderedtothemselves,forheseemedtothemamanofadifferentsortfromthosetheywereusedto,andthankinghiminpothousephraseforhiscivilitytheylefthim,whiletheasturiangaveherattentiontosancho,whoneededitnolessthanhismaster.
thecarrierhadmadeanarrangementwithherforrecreationthatnight,and射hadgivenhimherwordthatwhentheguestswerequietandthefamilyasleep射wouldeinsearchofhimandmeethiswi射sunreservedly.anditissaidofthisgoodssthat射nevermadepromisesofthekindwithoutfulfillingthem,eventhough射madetheminaforestandwithoutanywitnesspresent,for射plumedherselfgreatlyonbeingadyandhelditnodisgracetobeinsuchanemploymentasservantinaninn,because,射said,misfortunesandill-luckhadbroughthertothatposition.thehard,narrow,wretched,ricketybedofdonquixotestoodfirstinthemiddleofthisstar-litstable,andclosebesideitsanchomadehis,whichmerelyconsistedofarushmatandanketthatlookedasifitwasofthreadbarecanvasratherthanofwool.nexttothesetwobedswasthatofthecarrier,madeup,ashasbeensaid,ofthepack-saddlesandallthetrappingsofthetwobestmuleshehad,thoughthereweretwelveofthem,sleek,plump,andinprimecondition,forhewasoneoftherichcarriersofarevalo,ordingtotheauthorofthishistory,whoparticrlymentionsthiscarrierbecauseheknewhimverywell,andtheyevensaywasinsomedegreeartionofhis;besideswhichcidehametebenengeliwasahistorianofgreatresearchanduracyinallthings,asisveryevidentsincehewouldnotpassoverinsilencethosethathavebeenalreadymentioned,howevertriflingandinsignificanttheymightbe,anexamplethatmightbefollowedbythosegravehistorianswhortetransactionssocurtlyandbrieflythatwehardlygetatasteofthem,allthesubstanceoftheworkbeingleftintheinkstandfromcarelessness,perverseness,orignorance.athousandblessingsontheauthorof"tantedericamonte"andthatoftheotherbookinwhichthedeedsofthecondetomisarerecounted;withwhatminutenesstheydescribeeverything!
toproceed,then:afterhavingpaidavisittohisteamandgiventhemtheirsecondfeed,thecarrierstretchedhimselfonhispack-saddlesandywaitingforhisconscientiousmaritornes.sanchowasbythistimesteredandhadindown,andthoughhestrovetosleepthepainofhisribswouldnotlethim,whiledonquixotewiththepainofhishadhiseyesaswideopenasahares.theinnwasallinsilence,andinthewholeofittherewasnolightexceptthatgivenbyanternthathungburninginthemiddleofthegateway.thisstrangestillness,andthethoughts,alwayspresenttoourknightsmind,oftheincidentsdescribedateveryturninthebooksthatwerethecauseofhismisfortune,conjureduptohisimaginationasextraordinaryadelusionascanwellbeconceived,whichwasthathefanciedhimselftohavereachedafamouscastle(for,ashasbeensaid,alltheinnshelodgedinwerecastlestohiseyes),andthatthedaughteroftheinnkeeperwasdaughterofthelordofthecastle,andthat射,wonbyhishigh-bredbearing,hadfalleninlovewithhim,andhadpromisedtoetohisbedforawhilethatnightwithouttheknowledgeofherparents;andholdingallthisfantasythathehadconstructedassolidfact,hebegantofeeluneasyandtoconsidertheperilousriskwhichhisvirtuewasabouttoencounter,andheresolvedinhishearttomitnotreasontohidydulcineadeltoboso,eventhoughthequeenguinevereherselfandthedamequintanonashouldpresentthemselvesbeforehi
whilehewastakenupwiththesevagaries,then,thetimeandthehour-anunluckyoneforhim-arrivedfortheasturiantoe,whoinhersmock,withbarefeetandherhairgatheredintoafustiancoif,withnoiselessandcautiousstepsenteredthe插mberwherethethreewerequartered,inquestofthecarrier;butscarcelyhad射gainedthedoorwhendonquixoteperceivedher,andsittingupinhisbedinspiteofhisstersandthepainofhisribs,hestretchedouthisarmstoreceivehisbeauteousdamsel.theasturian,whowentalldoubledupandinsilencewithherhandsbeforeherfeelingforherlover,encounteredthearmsofdonquixote,whograspedhertightlybythewrist,anddrawinghertowardshim,while射darednotutteraword,madehersitdownonthebed.hethenfelthersmock,andalthoughitwasofsackclothitappearedtohimtobeofthefinestandsoftestsilk:onherwrists射woresomessbeads,buttohimtheyhadthe射enofpreciousorientpearls:herhair,whichinsomemeasureresembledahorsesmane,heratedasthreadsofthebrightestgoldofaraby,whoserefulgencedimmedthesunhimself:herbreath,whichnodoubtsmeltofyesterdaysstalesd,seemedtohimtodiffuseasweetaromaticfragrancefromhermouth;and,inshort,hedrewherportraitinhisimaginationwiththesamefeaturesandinthesamestyleasthatwhichhehadseeninhisbooksoftheotherprincesseswho,smittenbylove,camewithalltheadornmentsthatareheresetdown,toseethesorelywoundedknight;andsogreatwasthepoorgentlemansblindnessthatneithertouch,norsmell,noranythingelseaboutthegoodssthatwouldhavemadeanybutacarriervomit,wereenoughtoundeceivehim;onthecontrary,hewaspersuadedhehadthegoddessofbeautyinhisarms,andholdingherfirmlyinhisgrasphewentontosayinlow,tendervoice:
"wouldthatfoundmyself,lovelyandexalteddy,inapositiontorepaysuchafavourasthatwhichyou,bythesightofyourgreatbeauty,havegrantedme;butfortune,whichisneverwearyofpersecutingthegood,haschosentocemeuponthisbed,whereiliesobruisedandbrokenthatthoughmyinclinationwoulddlplywithyoursitisimpossible;besides,tothisimpossibilityanotheryetgreateristobeadded,whichisthefaiththatihavepledgedtothepeerlessdulcineadeltoboso,soledyofmymostsecretthoughts;andwereitnotthatthisstoodinthewayishouldnotbesoinsensibleaknightastomissthehappyopportunitywhichyourgreatgoodnesshasofferedme."
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