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andsayghegaverocantethespur，andsanchofollowedhionfootandloaded，andafterhavgpartlyadethecircuitoftheountatheyfoundlygarave，deadandhalfdevouredbydogsandpeckedbyjackdaws，aulesaddledandbridled，allwhichstillfurtherstrengthenedtheirspicionthathewhohadfledwastheowneroftheuleandthesaddle-pad

astheystoodlookgatittheyheardawhistlelikethatofa射pherdwatchghisflock，andsuddenlyontheirleftthereappearedagreatnuberofgoatsandbehdtheonthesuitoftheountathegoatherd插rofthe，aanadvancedyearsdonixotecalledaloudtohiandbegdhitoedowntowheretheystoodheshoutedreturn，askgwhathadbroughtthetothatspot，seldoornevertroddenexceptbythefeetofgoats，orofthewolvesandotherwildbeaststhatroadaroundsanchoreturnbadehiedown，andtheywouldexpnalltohi

thegoatherddescended，andreachgtheplacewheredonixotestood，hesaid，&ot;iwillwaryouarelookgatthathackulethatliesdeadthehollowthere，and，faith，ithasbeenlygtherenowthesesixonths;tell，haveyoueuponitsasterabouthere?&ot;

&ot;wehaveeuponnobody，&ot;answereddonixote，&ot;noronanythxceptasaddle-padandalittlevalisethatwefoundnotfarfrothis&ot;

&ot;ifoundittoo，&ot;saidthegoatherd，&ot;butiwouldnotliftitnorgonearitforfearofill-ckorbeg插rdwiththeft，forthedeviliscrafty，andthgsriseupunderone&039;sfeettoakeonefallwithoutknogwhyorwherefore&ot;

&ot;that&039;sexactlywhatisay，&ot;saidsancho;&ot;ifoundittoo，andiwouldnotgowithastone&039;sthrowofit;thereileftit，andthereitliesjtasitwas，foridon&039;twantadogwithabell&ot;

&ot;tell，goodan，&ot;saiddonixote，&ot;doyouknowwhoistheownerofthisproperty?&ot;

&ot;allicantellyou，&ot;saidthegoatherd，&ot;isthataboutsixonthsago，oreorless，therearrivedata射pherd&039;shutthreeleagues，perhaps，awayfrothis，ayouthofwell-bredappearanceandanners，ountedonthatsaulewhichliesdeadhere，andwiththesasaddle-padandvalisewhichyousayyoufoundanddidnottouchheaskedwhatpartofthissierrawastheostrugdandretired;wetoldhithatitwaswherewenoware;andtruthitis，forifyouphonhalfaleaguefarther，perhapsyouwillnotbeabletofdyourwayout;andiawonderghowyouhaveanadtoehere，forthereisnoroadorpaththatleadstothisspotisay，then，thatonheargouranswertheyouthturnedaboutandadefortheplacewepotedouttohi，leavgall插rdwithhisgoodlooks，andwondergathisestionandthehastewithwhichwesawhidepartthedirectionofthesierra;andafterthatwesawhinoore，untildaysafterwardshecrossedthepathofoneofour射pherds，andwithoutsaygawordtohi，cauptohiandgavehiseveralcuffsandkicks，andthenturnedtotheasswithourprovisionsandtookallthebreadandcheeseitcarried，andhavgdonethisadeoffbackagatothesierrawithextraordaryswiftnesswhenofgoatherdslearnedthiswewentsearchofhiforaboutodaysthroughtheostreoteportionofthissierra，attheendofwhichwefoundhiloddthehollowofalarthickrktreehecaouttoetwithgreatntleness，withhisdressnowtornandhisfacedisfiguredandburnedbythesun，thatwehardlyregnisedhibutthathisclothes，thoughtorn，nvced，frotherellectionwehadofthe，thathewasthepernwewerelookgforhesatedurteoly，andafewwell-spokenwordshetoldnottowonderatseeghigogaboutthisguise，asitwasbdguponhiorderthatheightworkoutapenancewhichforhisanysshadbeeniposeduponhiweaskedhitotellwhohewas，butwewereneverabletofdoutfrohi:webegdofhitoo，whenhewaswantoffood，whichheuldnotdowithout，totellwhereweshouldfdhi，aswewouldbrgittohiwithallgood-willandreadess;orifthiswerenottohistaste，atleasttoeandaskitofandnottakeitbyforcefrothe射pherdshethankedfortheoffer，begdpardonforthelateassault，andproisedforthefuturetoaskitgod&039;snawithoutoffergviolencetoanybodyasforfixedabode，hesaidhehadnootherthanthatwhich插nceofferedwherevernightightovertakehi;andhiswordsendedanoutburstofweepgbitterthatwewholistenedtohithavebeenverystoneshadwenotjoedhiit，pargwhatwesawofhithefirsttiwithwhatwesawnow;for，asisaid，hewasagracefulandgracioyouth，andhisurteoandpoli射dlanguashowedhiselftobeofgoodbirthandurtlybreedg，andrticsaswewerethatlistenedtohi，eventoourrticityhisntlebeargsufficedtoakeitpn

&ot;buttheidstofhisnversationhespedandbecasilent，keepghiseyesfixeduponthegroundforti，durgwhichwestoodstillwaitganxiolytoseewhatwouldeofthisabstraction;andwithnolittlepity，forfrohisbehaviour，nowstargatthegroundwithfixedgazeandeyeswideopenwithoutovganeyelid，agaclosgthe，pressghislipsandraisghiseyebrows，weuldperceivepnlythatafitofadnessofkdhadeuponhi;andbeforelongheshowedthatwhatweiagedwasthetruth，forhearoseafuryfrothegroundwherehehadthrownhiself，andattackedthefirsthefoundnearhiwithsuchraandfiercenessthatifwehadnotdragdhioffhi，hewouldhavebeatenorbittenhitodeath，allthewhileexcg，&039;ohfaithlessfernando，here，hereshaltthoupaythepenaltyofthewrongthouhastdone;thesehandsshalltearoutthatheartofthe，abodeanddwellgofalliity，butofdeceitandfraudaboveall;andtotheseheaddedotherwordsalleffectupbraidgthisfernandoand插rgghiwithtreacheryandfaithlessness

&ot;weforcedhitoreleasehisholdwithnolittledifficulty，andwithoutanotherwordheleft，andrhgoffpndaongthesebrakesandbrables，astoakeitipossiblefortofollowhi;frothiswesupposethatadnessesuponhifrotitoti，andthatonecalledfernandothavedonehiawrongofagrievonaturesuchasthenditiontowhichithadbroughthiseedtoshowallthishasbeenscethennfirdonthoseoasions，andtheyhavebeenany，onwhichhehascrossedourpath，atonetitobegthe射pherdstogivehiofthefoodtheycarry，atanothertotakeitfrothebyforce;forwhenthereisafitofadnessuponhi，eventhoughthe射pherdsofferitfreely，hewillnotaeptitbutsnatchesitfrothebydtofblows;butwhenheishissenseshebegsitfortheloveofgod，urteolyandcivilly，andreceivesitwithanythanksandnotafewtearsandtotellyouthetruth，sirs，&ot;ntuedthegoatherd，&ot;itwasyesterdaythatwerelved，iandfourofthelads，ooftheourservants，andtheotherofriendsofe，togosearchofhiuntilwefdhi，andwhenwedototakehi，whetherbyforceorofhisownnsent，tothetownofalodovar，whichiseightleaguesfrothis，andtherestrivetocurehi（ifdeedhisaladyaditsofacure），orlearnwhenheishissenseswhoheis，andifhehasrelativestowhoweaygivenoticeofhisisfortunethis，sirs，isallicansayanswertowhatyouhaveasked;andbesurethattheownerofthearticlesyoufoundishewhoyousawpassbywithsuchniblenessandnaked&ot;

fordonixotehadalreadydescribedhowhehadseentheangoboundgalongtheountaside，andhewasnowfilledwithaazentatwhatheheardfrothegoatherd，andoreearthanevertodisverwhotheunhappyadanwas;andhisheartherelved，ashehaddonebefore，tosearchforhiallovertheounta，notleavgarnerorcaveunexaeduntilhehadfoundhibut插ncearrandattersbetterthanheexpectedorhoped，foratthatveryont，ageontheountathatopenedwheretheystood，theyouthhewi射dtofdadehisappearance，galongtalkgtohiselfawaythatwouldhavebeenuntelligiblenearathand，uchoreatadistancehisgarbwaswhathasbeendescribed，savethatashedrewnear，donixoteperceivedthatatattereddoublehichheworewasaber-tanned，frowhichhencdedthatonewhoworesuchgarntsuldnotbeofverylowrank

approachgthe，theyouthgreetedtheaharshandhoarsevoicebutwithgreaturtesydonixotereturnedhissatationwithealpoliteness，anddisountgfrorocanteadvancedwithwell-bredbeargandgracetoebracehi，andheldhiforticlosehisarsasifhehadknownhiforalongtitheother，whoweaycalltheragdoneoftherryuntenance，asdonixotewasoftherueful，aftersubittgtotheebracepu射dhibackalittleand，placghishandsondonixote&039;sshoulders，stoodgazgathiasifseekgtoseewhetherheknewhi，notlessaazed，perhaps，atthesightoftheface，figure，andarourofdonixotethandonixotewasatthesightofhitobebrief，thefirsttospeakafterebracgwastheragdone，andhesaidwhaillbetoldfartheron

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