seegthis,thecurateandthebarberaskedhiwhathadhappenedhithathegavehiselfsuchroughtreatnt
&ot;whatshouldhappen?&ot;repliedsancho,&ot;buttohavelostfroonehandtotheother,aont,threeass-lts,eachofthelikeacastle?&ot;
&ot;howisthat?&ot;saidthebarber
&ot;ihavelostthenote-book,&ot;saidsancho,&ot;thatntaedthelettertodulcea,andanordersignedbyyasterwhichhedirectedhisniecetogivethreeass-ltsoutoffourorfivehehadatho;&ot;andhethentoldtheaboutthelossofdapple
thecuratenledhi,tellghithatwhenhisasterwasfoundhewouldthitorenewtheorder,andakeafreshdraftonpaper,aswasualandctoary;forthoseadenotebookswereneveraeptedorhonoured
sanchofortedhiselfwiththis,andsaidifthatwerethelossofdulcea&039;sletterdidnottroublehiuch,forhehaditalostbyheart,andituldbetakendownfrohiwhereverandwhenevertheyliked
&ot;repeatitthen,sancho,&ot;saidthebarber,&ot;andwewillwriteitdownafterwards&ot;
sanchopanzaspedtoscratchhisheadtobrgbackthelettertohisory,andbalancedhiselfnowononefoot,nowtheother,oneontstargattheground,thenextatthesky,andafterhavghalfgnawedofftheendofafrandkeptthespensewaitgforhitobeg,hesaid,afteralongpae,&ot;bygod,senorlicentiate,devilathgcanirellectoftheletter;butitsaidatthebegng,&039;exaltedandscrubbglady&039;&ot;
&ot;itcannothavesaid&039;scrubbg,&039;&ot;saidthebarber,&ot;but&039;superhuan&039;or&039;vereign&039;&ot;
&ot;thatisit,&ot;saidsancho;&ot;then,aswellasireber,itwenton,&039;thewounded,andwantgofsleep,andthepierced,kissesyourworship&039;shands,ungratefulandveryunregnisedfairone;anditsaidthgorotherabouthealthandsicknessthathewassendgher;andfrothatitwenttailgoffuntilitendedwith&039;yourstilldeath,theknightoftheruefuluntenance&ot;
itgavethenolittleaent,bothofthe,toseewhatagoodorysanchohad,andtheyplintedhigreatlyuponit,andbegdhitorepeattheletteraupleoftisore,thattheytooighttitbyhearttowriteitoutby-and-bysanchorepeateditthreetis,andashedid,utteredthreethoandoreabsurdities;thenhetoldtheoreabouthisasterbutheneversaidawordabouttheblanketgthathadbefallenhiselfthatn,towhichherefedtoenterhetoldthe,oreover,howhislord,ifhebroughthiafavourableanswerfrotheladydulceadeltobo,wastoputhiselfthewayofendeavourgtobeeaneperor,oratleastaonarch;forithadbeensettledbeeenthe,andwithhispernalworthandtheightofhisaritwasaneasyattertoetobeone:andhowonbegonehislordwastoakeaarriaforhi(forhewouldbeawidowerbythatti,asaatterofurse)andwastogivehiasawifeoneofthedaselftheepress,theheiressofrichandgrandstateonthealand,havgnothgtodowithislandsofanyrt,forhedidnotcareforthenowallthissanchodeliveredwithuchposure-wipghisnosefrotitoti-andwithlittleon-sensethathisohearerswereagafilledwithwonderattheforceofdonixote&039;sadnessthatuldrunawaywiththispooran&039;sreantheydidnotcaretotakethetroubleofdisabghiofhiserror,astheynsideredthatsceitdidnotanywayhurthisnscienceitwouldbebettertoleavehiit,andtheywouldhavealltheoreaentlistengtohissiplicities;andtheybadehipraytogodforhislord&039;射alth,asitwasaverylikelyandaveryfeasiblethgforhiurseoftitoetobeaneperor,ashesaid,oratleastanarchbishoporotherdignitaryofealrank
towhichsanchoadeanswer,&ot;iffortune,sirs,shouldbrgthgsaboutsuchawaythatyastershouldhavead,steadofbeganeperor,tobeanarchbishop,ishouldliketoknowwhatarchbishops-errantonlygivetheirsires?&ot;
&ot;theyonlygivethe,&ot;saidthecurate,siplebeneficeorcure,orplaceassacristanwhichbrgstheagoodfixede,notuntgthealtarfees,whichaybereckonedatasuchore&ot;
&ot;butforthat,&ot;saidsancho,&ot;thesiretbeunarried,andtknow,atanyrate,howtohelpatass,andifthatbe,woeis,foriaarriedalreadyandidon&039;tknowthefirstletteroftheabcwhatwillbeeofifyastertakesafancytobeanarchbishopandnotaneperor,asisualandctoarywithknights-errant?&ot;
&ot;benotuneasy,friendsancho,&ot;saidthebarber,&ot;forwewillentreatyouraster,andadvisehi,evenurggituponhiasacaseofnscience,tobeeaneperorandnotanarchbishop,becaeitwillbeeasierforhiasheisorevaliantthanlettered&ot;
&ot;ihavethought,&ot;saidsancho;&ot;thoughicantellyouheisfitforanythg:whatiantodoforypartistopraytoourlordtoplacehiwhereitaybebestforhi,andwhereheaybeabletobestowostfavoursupon&ot;
&ot;youspeaklikeaanofsense,&ot;saidthecurate,&ot;andyouwillbeactglikeagoodchristian;butwhattnowbedoneistotakestepstoaxyourasteroutofthatelesspenanceyousayheisperforg;andwehadbestturntothisntonsiderwhatplantoadopt,andaltode,foritisnowti&ot;
sanchosaidtheyightgo,butthathewouldwaitthereoutside,andthathewouldtelltheafterwardsthereanwhyhewasunwillg,andwhyitdidnotsuithitoenterit;butbebegdthetobrghioutthgtoeat,andtoletitbehot,andaltobrgbarleyforrocantetheylefthiandwent,andpresentlythebarberbroughthioutthgtoeatby-and-by,aftertheyhadbeeenthecarefullythoughtoverwhattheyshoulddotocarryouttheirobject,thecuratehituponanideaverywelladaptedtohuourdonixote,andeffecttheirpurpose;andhisnotion,whichheexpnedtothebarber,wasthathehiselfshouldassuthedisguiseofawandergdasel,whiletheothershouldtryasbestheuldtopassforasire,andthattheyshouldthproceedtowheredonixotewas,andhe,pretendgtobeanaggrievedanddistresseddasel,shouldaskafavourofhi,whi插savaliantknight-errantheuldnotrefetogrant;andthefavourheanttoaskhiwasthatheshouldaopanyherwhither射wouldnducthi,ordertoredressawrongwhichawickedknighthaddoneher,whileatthesati射shouldentreathinottoreirehertoreoveherask,noraskheranyestiontouchghercircustancesuntilhehadrightedherwiththewickedknightandhehadnodoubtthatdonixotewouldplywithanyreestadetheseters,andthatthiswaytheyightreovehiandtakehitohisownvilla,wheretheywouldendeavourtofdoutifhisextraordaryadnessadittedofanykdofredy
插pterxxvii
ofhowthecurateandthebarberproceededwiththeirsche;totherwithotherattersworthyofrerdthisgreathistory
thecurate&039;splandidnotseeabadonetothebarber,butonthentrarygoodthattheyidiatelysetaboutputtgitexecutiontheybegdapettiatandhoodofthelandlady,leavgherpledanewcasckofthecurate&039;s;andthebarberadeabeardoutofagrey-brownorredox-tailwhichthelandlordedtostickhisbthelandladyaskedthewhattheywantedthesethgsfor,andthecuratetoldherafewwordsabouttheadnesfdonixote,andhowthisdisguisewastendedtothiawayfrotheountawherehethenwasthelandlordandlandladyidiatelycatothencsionthattheadanwastheirguest,thebalsaanandasteroftheblanketedsire,andtheytoldthecurateallthathadpassedbeeenhiandthe,notoittgwhatsanchohadbeensilentaboutfallythelandladydressedupthecurateastylethatleftnothgtobedesired;射putonhiaclothpettiatwithblackvelvetstripesapalbroad,allsla射d,andabodiceofgreenvelvetsetoffbyabdgofwhitesat,whichaswellasthepettiatthavebeenadethetiofkgwabathecuratewouldnotletthehoodhi,butputonhisheadalittleiltedlencapwhichheedforanight-cap,andboundhisforeheadwithastripofblacksilk,whilewithanotherheadeaaskwithwhichhencealedhisbeardandfaceverywellhethenputonhishat,whichwasbroadenoughtoservehiforanubrella,andenvelopghiselfhiscloakseatedhiselfwoan-fashiononhisule,whilethebarberountedhiswithabearddowntothewaistofgledredandwhite,foritwas,ashasbeensaid,thetailofaclay-redox
theytookleaveofall,andofthegoodaritornes,who,sneras射was,proisedtoprayarosaryofprayersthatgodightgrantthesuesssuchanarduoandchristianundertakgasthattheyhadhandbuthardlyhadhesalliedforthfrothenwhenitstruckthecuratethathewasdogwrongriggghiselfoutthatfashion,asitwasanderothgforapriesttodresshiselfthatwayeventhoughuchightdependuponit;andsaygtothebarberhebegdhito插ndresses,asitwasfitterheshouldbethedistresseddasel,whilehehiselfwouldplaythesire&039;spart,whichwouldbelessderogatorytohisdignity;otherwisehewasrelvedtohavenothgoretodowiththeatter,andletthedeviltakedonixotejtatthisontsanchocaup,andonseegthepairsuchastuhewasunabletorestrahislaughter;thebarber,however,agreedtodoasthecuratewi射d,and,altergtheirplan,thecuratewentontostructhihowtoplayhispartandwhattosaytodonixotetoduceandpelhitoewiththeandgiveuphisfancyfortheplacehehadchosenforhisidlepenancethebarbertoldhiheuldanaitproperlywithoutanystruction,andashedidnotcaretodresshiselfupuntiltheywerenearwheredonixotewas,hefoldedupthegarnts,andthecurateadjtedhisbeard,andtheysetoutundertheguidanceofsanchopanza,whowentalongtellgtheoftheenunterwiththeadantheytthesierra,saygnothg,however,aboutthefdgofthevaliseanditsntents;forwithallhissiplicitytheladwasatrifleveto