donquixoterodepletelydazed,unablewiththeaidofallhiswitstomakeoutwhatcouldbethemeaningoftheseabusivenamestheycalledthem,andtheonlyconclusionhecouldarriveatwasthattherewasnogoodtobehopedforandmucheviltobefeared.andnow,aboutanhouraftermidnight,theyreachedacastlewhichdonquixotesawatoncewasthedukes,wheretheyhadbeenbutashorttimebefore."godblessme!"saidhe,asherecognisedthemansion,"whatdoesthismean?itisallcourtesyandpolitenessinthishouse;butwiththevanqui射dgoodturnsintoevil,andevilintoworse."
theyenteredthechiefcourtofthecastleandfounditpreparedandfittedupinastylethataddedtotheiramazementanddoubledtheirfears,aswillbeseeninthefollowing插pter.插pterlxix
ofthestrangestandmostextraordinaryadventurethatbefelldonquixoteinthewholecourseofthisgreathistory
thehorsemendismounted,and,togetherwiththemenonfoot,withoutamomentsdytakingupsanchoanddonquixotebodily,theycarriedthemintothecourt,allroundwhichnearahundredtorchesfixedinsocketswereburning,besidesabovefivehundredmpsinthecorridors,sothatinspiteofthenight,whichwassomewhatdark,thewantofdaylightcouldnotbeperceived.inthemiddleofthecourtwasacatafalque,raisedabouttwoyardsabovethegroundandcoveredpletelybyanimmensecanopyofckvelvet,andonthestepsallrounditwhitewaxtapersburnedinmorethanahundredsilvercandlesticks.uponthecatafalquewasseenthedeadbodyofadamselsolovelythatbyherbeauty射madedeathitselflookbeautiful.射ywithherheadrestinguponacushionofbrocadeandcrownedwithagandofsweet-smellingflowersofdiverssorts,herhandscrosseduponherbosom,andbetweenthemabranchofyellowpalmofvictory.ononesideofthecourtwaserectedastage,whereupontwo插irswereseatedtwopersonswhofromhavingcrownsontheirheadsandsceptresintheirhandsappearedtobekingsofsomesort,whetherrealormockones.bythesideofthisstage,whichwasreachedbysteps,weretwoother插irsonwhichthemencarryingtheprisonersseateddonquixoteandsancho,allinsilence,andbysignsgivingthemtounderstandthattheytooweretohesilent;which,however,theywouldhavebeenwithoutanysigns,fortheiramazementatalltheysawheldthemtongue-tied.andnowtwopersonsofdistinction,whowereatoncerecognisedbydonquixoteashishoststhedukeandduchess,ascendedthestageattendedbyanumeroussuite,andseatedthemselvesontwogorgeous插irsclosetothetwokings,astheyseemedtobe.whowouldnothavebeenamazedatthis?norwasthisall,fordonquixotehadperceivedthatthedeadbodyonthecatafalquewasthatofthefairaltisidora.asthedukeandduchessmountedthestagedonquixoteandsanchoroseandmadethemaprofoundobeisance,whichtheyreturnedbybowingtheirheadsslightly.atthismomentanofficialcrossedover,andapproachingsanchothrewoverhimarobeofckbuckrampaintedalloverwithmesoffire,andtakingoffhiscapputuponhisheadamitresuchasthoseundergoingthesentenceoftheholyofficewear;andwhisperedinhisearthathemustnotopenhislips,ortheywouldputagaguponhim,ortakehislife.sanchosurveyedhimselffromheadtofootandsawhimselfallazewithmes;butastheydidnotburnhim,hedidnotcaretwofarthingsforthehetookoffthemitreandseeingpaintedwithdevilsheputitonagain,sayingtohimself,"well,sofarthosedontburnmenordothesecarrymeoff."donquixotesurveyedhimtoo,andthoughfearhadgotthebetterofhisfaculties,hecouldnothelpsmilingtoseethefiguresanchopresented.andnowfromunderneaththecatafalque,soitseemed,thererosealowsweetsoundofflutes,which,ingunbrokenbyhumanvoice(fortheresilenceitselfkeptsilence),hadasoftandnguishingeffect.then,besidethepillowofwhatseemedtobethedeadbody,suddenlyappearedafairyouthinaromanhabit,who,totheapanimentofaharpwhichhehimselfyed,sanginasweetandclearvoicethesetwostanzas:
whilefairaltisidora,whothesport
ofcolddonquixotescrueltyhathbeen,
returnstolife,andinthismagiccourt
thedamesinsablesetogracethescene,
andwhilehermatronsallinseemlysort
mydyrobesinbaizeandbombazine,
herbeautyandhersorrowswillising
withdefterquillthantouchedthethracianstring.
butnotinlifealone,methinks,tome
belongstheoffice;dy,whenmytongue
iscoldindeath,believeme,untothee
myvoiceshallraiseitstributarysong.
mysoul,fromthisstraitprison-housesetfree,
asoerthestygiankeitfloatsalong,
thypraisessingingstillshallholditsway,
andmakethewatersofoblivionstay.
atthispointoneofthetwothatlookedlikekingseximed,"enough,enough,divinesinger!itwouldbeanendlesstasktoputbeforeusnowthedeathandthe插rmsofthepeerlessaltisidora,notdeadastheignorantworldimagines,butlivinginthevoiceoffameandinthepenancewhichsanchopanza,herepresent,hastoundergotorestorehertothelong-lostlight.dothou,therefore,orhadamanthus,whosittestinjudgmentwithmeinthemurkycavernsofdis,asthouknowestallthattheinscrutablefateshavedecreedtouchingtheresuscitationofthisdamsel,announceanddereitatonce,thatthehappinesswelookforwardtofromherrestorationbenolongerdeferred."
nosoonerhadminosthefellowjudgeofrhadamanthussaidthis,thanrhadamanthusrisingupsaid:
"ho,officialsofthishouse,highandlow,greatandsmall,makehastehitheroneandall,andprintonsanchosfacefour-and-twentysmacks,andgivehimtwelvepinchesandsixpinthrustsinthebackandarms;foruponthisceremonydependstherestorationofaltisidora."
onhearingthissanchobrokesilenceandcriedout,"byallthatsgood,illassoonletmyfacebesmackedorhandledasturnmoor.bodyome!whathashandlingmyfacegottodowiththeresurrectionofthisdamsel?theoldwomantookkindlytotheblits;theyen插ntdulcinea,andwhipmeinordertodisen插nther;altisidoradiesofailmentsgodwaspleasedtosendher,andtobringhertolifeagaintheymustgivemefour-and-twentysmacks,andprickholesinmybodywithpins,andraisewealsonmyarmswithpinches!trythosejokesonabrother-inw;imanolddog,and"tus,tus"isnousewithme."
"thoushaltdie,"saidrhadamanthusinaloudvoice;"relent,thoutiger;humblethyself,proudnimrod;sufferandhesilent,fornoimpossibilitiesareaskedofthee;itisnotfortheetoinquireintothedifficultiesinthismatter;smackedthoumustbe,prickedthoushaltseethyself,andwithpinchesthoumustbemadetohowl.ho,isay,officials,obeymyorders;orbythewordofanhonestman,yeshallseewhatyewerebornfor."
atthissomesixduennas,advancingacrossthecourt,madetheirappearanceinprocession,oneaftertheother,fourofthemwithspectacles,andallwiththeirrighthandsuplifted,showingfourfingersofwristtomaketheirhandslooklonger,asisthefashionnow-a-days.nosoonerhadsanchocaughtsightofthemthan,bellowinglikeabull,heeximed,"imightletmyselfbehandledbyalltheworld;butallowduennastotouchme-notabitofit!scratchmyface,asmymasterwasservedinthisverycastle;runmethroughthebodywithburni射ddaggers;pinchmyarmswithred-hotpincers;illbearallinpatiencetoservethesegentlefolk;butiwontletduennastouchme,thoughthedevilshouldcarrymeoff!"
heredonquixote,too,brokesilence,sayingtosancho,"havepatience,myson,andgratifythesenoblepersons,andgiveallthankstoheaventhatithasinfusedsuchvirtueintothyperson,thatbyitssufferingsthoucanstdisen插nttheen插ntedandrestoretolifethedead."
theduennaswerenowclosetosancho,andhe,havingbemoretractableandreasonable,settlinghimselfwellinhis插irpresentedhisfaceandbeardtothefirst,whodeliveredhimasmackverystoutlyidon,andthenmadehimalowcurtsey.
"lesspolitenessandlesspaint,senoraduenna,"saidsancho;"bygodyourhandssmellofvinegar-wash."
infine,alltheduennassmackedhimandseveralothersofthehouseholdpinchedhim;butwhathecouldnotstandwasbeingprickedbythepins;andso,apparentlyoutofpatience,hestartedupoutofhis插ir,andseizingalightedtorchthatstoodnearhimfellupontheduennasandthewholesetofhistormentors,eximing,"begone,yeministersofhell;imnotmadeofbrassnottofeelsuchout-of-the-waytortures."
atthisinstantaltisidora,whoprobablywastiredofhavingbeensolonglyingonherback,turnedonherside;seeingwhichthebystanderscriedoutalmostwithonevoice,"altisidoraisalive!altisidoralives!"
rhadamanthusbadesanchoputawayhiswrath,astheobjecttheyhadinviewwasnowattained.whendonquixotesawaltisidoramove,hewentonhiskneestosanchosayingtohim,"nowisthetime,sonofmybowels,nottocalltheemysquire,fortheetogivethyselfsomeofthose射sthouartboundtoyonforthedisen插ntmentofdulcinea.now,isay,isthetimewhenthevirtuethatisintheeisripe,andendowedwithefficacytoworkthegoodthatislookedforfromthee."
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