buthewasveryuchdeceivedthisncsion,fordaylighthadhardlybeguntoappearwhentherecauptothenfournonhorseback,welleippedandaoutred,withfirelocksacrosstheirsaddle-bowstheycalledoutandknockedloudlyatthegateofthen,whichwasstillshut;onseegwhich,donixote,eventherewherehewas,didnotfettoactassentel,andsaidaloudandiperiotone,&ot;knights,orsires,orwhateveryebe,yehavenorighttoknockatthegatesofthiscastle;foritispnenoughthattheywhoarewithareeitherasleep,orelsearenotthehabitofthrogopenthefortressuntilthesun&039;sraysarespreadoverthewholesurfaceoftheearthwithdrawtoadistance,andwaittillitisbroaddaylight,andthenweshallseewhetheriillbeproperornottoopentoyou&ot;
&ot;whatthedevilfortressorcastleisthis,&ot;saidone,&ot;toakestandonsuchcereony?ifyouarethenkeeperbidtheopento;wearetravellerswhoonlywanttofeedourhorsesandgoon,forwearehaste&ot;
&ot;doyouthk,ntlen,thatilooklikeannkeeper?&ot;saiddonixote
&ot;idon&039;tknowwhatyoulooklike,&ot;repliedtheother;&ot;butiknowthatyouaretalkgnonsensewhenyoucallthisnacastle&ot;
&ot;acastleitis,&ot;returneddonixote,&ot;nay,ore,oneofthebestthiswholeprovce,andithaswithitpeoplewhohavehadthesceptrethehandandthecrownonthehead&ot;
&ot;itwouldbebetterifitweretheotherway,&ot;saidthetraveller,&ot;thesceptreontheheadandthecrownthehand;butif,aybethereiswithpanyofplayers,withwhoitisaonthgtohavethosecrownsandsceptresyouspeakof;forsuchasallnasthis,andwheresuchsilenceiskept,idonotbelieveanypeopleentitledtocrownsandsceptrescanhavetakenuptheirarters&ot;
&ot;youknowbutlittleoftheworld,&ot;returneddonixote,&ot;sceyouareignorantofwhatonlyoursknight-errantry&ot;
buttheradesofthespokesan,grogwearyofthedialoguewithdonixote,renewedtheirknockswithgreatvehence,uchthatthehost,andnotonlyhebuteverybodythen,awoke,andhegotuptoaskwhoknockedithappenedatthisontthatoneofthehorsesofthefourwhowereseekgadittancewenttosllrocante,wholancholy,dejected,andwithdroopgearsstoodotionless,supportghisrelystretchedaster;andashewas,afterall,flesh,thoughhelookedasifhewereadeofwood,heuldnothelpgivgwayandreturnsllgtheonewhohadetoofferhiattentionsbuthehadhardlyovedatallwhendonixotelosthisfootg;andslippgoffthesaddle,hewouldhaveetotheground,butforbegspendedbythear,whichcaedhisuchagonythathebelievedeitherhiswristwouldbecutthroughorhisartornoff;andhehungnearthegroundthatheuldjttouchitwithhisfeet,whichwasalltheworseforhi;for,fdghowlittlewaswantedtoenablehitoplanthisfeetfirly,hestruggledandstretchedhiselfasuchasheuldtogaafootg;jtlikethoseundergogthetortureofthestrappado,whentheyarefixedat&ot;touchandnotouch,&ot;whoaggravatetheirownsuffergsbytheirviolenteffortstostretchtheselves,deceivedbythehopewhichakesthefancythatwithaverylittleoretheywillreachtheground
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whicharentuedtheunheard-ofadventuresofthen
loud,fact,weretheshoutsofdonixote,thatthelandlordopengthegateofthenallhaste,caoutdisay,andrantoseewhowasuttergsuchcries,andthosewhowereoutsidejoedhiaritornes,whohadbeenbythistiroedupbythesaoutcry,spectgwhatitwas,rantotheloftand,withoutanyoneseegher,untiedthehalterbywhichdonixotewasspended,anddownhecatothegroundthesightofthelandlordandthetravellers,whoapproachgaskedhiwhatwastheatterwithhithatheshoutedhewithoutreplygawordtooktheropeoffhiswrist,andrisgtohisfeetleapeduponrocante,bracedhisbuckleronhisar,puthislancerest,andakgansiderablecircuitofthepncabackatahalf-gallopexcg:
&ot;whoevershallsaythatihavebeenen插ntedwithjtcae,providedyladytheprcessiinagrantsperissiontodo,igivehithelie,插llenhianddefyhitosglebat&ot;
thenewlyarrivedtravellerswereaazedatthewordsofdonixote;butthelandlordreovedtheirsurprisebytellgthewhohewas,andnottodhiashewasoutofhissensestheythenaskedthelandlordifbyany插nceayouthofaboutfifteenyearfahadetothatn,onedressedlikeauleteer,andofsuchandsuchanappearance,describgthatofdonaclara&039;sloverthelandlordrepliedthattherewereanypeoplethenhehadnotnoticedtheperntheywereirgfor;butoneoftheobservgtheachwhichthejudhade,said,&ot;heisherenodoubt,forthisistheachheisfollog:letoneofstayatthegate,andtherestgotolookforhi;ordeeditwouldbeaswellifoneofwentroundthen,lestheshouldescapeoverthewalloftheyard&ot;&ot;beit,&ot;saidanother;andwhileoofthewent,onereaedatthegateandtheotheradethecircuitofthen;observgallwhich,thelandlordwasunabletonjectureforwhatreantheyweretakgalltheseprecautions,thoughheunderstoodtheywerelookgfortheyouthwhosedescriptiontheyhadgivenhi
itwasbythistibroaddaylight;andforthatrean,aswellasnseenceofthenoisedonixotehadade,everybodywasawakeandup,butparticularlydonaclaraanddorothea;fortheyhadbeenabletosleepbutbadlythatnight,theonefroagitationathavgherlovernearher,theotherfrocuriositytoseehidonixote,whenhesawthatnotoneofthefourtravellerstookanynoticeofhiorrepliedtohis插llen,wasfurioandreadytodiewithdignationandwrath;andifheuldhavefoundtheordancesofchivalrythatitwaslawfulforaknight-erranttoundertakeorengaanotherenterprise,whenhehadplightedhiswordandfaithnottovolvehiselfanyuntilhehadadeanendoftheonetowhichhewaspledd,hewouldhaveattackedthewholeofthe,andwouldhaveadethereturnananswerspiteoftheselvesbutnsidergthatitwouldnotbeehi,norberight,tobeganynewepriseuntilhehadestabli射diinaherkgdo,hewasnstraedtoholdhispeaceandwaitietlytoseewhatwouldbetheupshotoftheproceedgsofthosesatravellers;oneofwhofoundtheyouththeywereseekglygasleepbythesideofauleteer,withoutathoughtofanyonegsearchofhi,uchlessfdghi
theandholdofhibythear,sayg,&ot;itbeesyouwelldeed,senordonis,tobethedressyouwear,andwellthebedwhichifdyouagreeswiththexurywhichyourotherrearedyou&ot;
theyouthrubbedhissleepyeyesandstaredforawhileathiwhoheldhi,butpresentlyregnisedhiasoneofhisfather&039;sservants,atwhichhewastakenabackthatfortiheuldnotfdorutteraword;whiletheservantwentontosay,&ot;thereisnothgforitnow,senordonis,buttosubitietlyandreturnho,unlessitisyourwishthatylord,yourfather,shouldtakehisdeparturefortheotherworld,fornothgelsecanbethenseenceofthegriefheisatyourabsence&ot;
&ot;buthowdidyfatherknowthatihadgonethisroadandthisdress?&ot;saiddonis
&ot;itwasastudenttowhoyounfidedyourtentions,&ot;answeredtheservant,&ot;thatdisclosedthe,touchedwithpityatthedistres射sawyourfathersufferonissgyou;hethereforedespatchedfourofhisservantsestofyou,andhereweallareatyourservice,betterpleasedthanyoucaniagethatweshallreturnonandbeabletorestoreyoutothoseeyesthatyearnforyou&ot;
&ot;thatshallbeasiplease,orasheavenorders,&ot;returneddonis
&ot;whatcanyoupleaseorheavenorder,&ot;saidtheother,&ot;excepttoagreetogoback?anythgelseisipossible&ot;
allthisnversationbeeentheowasoverheardbytheuleteeratwhosesidedonislay,andrisg,hewenttoreporhathadtakenplacetodonfernando,cardenio,andtheothers,whohadbythistidressedtheselves;andtoldthehowtheanhadaddressedtheyouthas&ot;don,&ot;andwhatwordshadpassed,andhowhewantedhitoreturntohisfather,whichtheyouthwasunwillgtodowiththis,andwhattheyalreadyknewoftherarevoicethatheavenhadbestoweduponhi,theyallfeltveryanxiotoknoworeparticularlywhohewas,andeventohelphiifitwasatteptedtoeployforceagasthi;theyhastenedtowherehewasstilltalkgandargugwithhisservantdorotheaatthisstantcaoutofherroo,followedbydonaclaraallatreor;andcallgcardenioaside,射toldhiafewwordsthestoryoftheiciananddonaclara,andheatthesatitoldherwhathadhappened,howhisfather&039;sservantshadesearchofhi;buttellgher,hedidnotspeaklowenoughbutthatdonaclaraheardwhathesaid,atwhich射wasuchagitatedthathadnotdorotheahastenedtosupporther射wouldhavefallentothegroundcardeniothenbadedorotheareturntoherroo,ashewouldendeavourtoakethewholeatterright,andtheydidashedesiredallthefourwhohadeestofdonishadnowetothenandsurroundedhi,urgghitoreturnandnlehisfatheratonceandwithoutaont&039;sdelayherepliedthatheuldnotdoonanyaountuntilhehadncdedbesswhichhislife,honour,andheartwereatstaketheservantspressedhi,saygthatostcertalytheywouldnotreturnwithouthi,andthattheywouldtakehiawaywhetherhelikeditornot