whereitisshownwhoasterpedroandhisapewere,totherwiththeishapdonixotehadthebraygadventure,whichhedidnotncdeashewouldhavelikedorashehadexpected
cidehate,thechroniclerofthisgreathistory,begsthis插pterwiththesewords,&ot;iswearasacatholicchristian;&ot;withregardtowhichhistranslatorsaysthatcidehate&039;ssweargasacatholicchristian,hebeg-asnodoubthewas-aoor,onlyantthat,jtasacatholicchristiantakganoathswears,oroughttoswear,whatistrue,andtellthetruthwhatheavers,hewastellgthetruth,asuchasifhesworeasacatholicchristian,allhechosetowriteaboutixote,especiallydeclargwhoasterpedrowasandwhatwasthedivgapethatastoni射dallthevillaswithhisdivationshesays,then,thathewhohasreadthefirstpartofthishistorywillreberwellenoughthegesdepasaontewho,withothergalleyslaves,donixotesetfreethesierraorena:akdnessforwhichheafterwardsgotpoorthanksandworsepayntfrothatevil-ded,ill-nditionedsetthisgesdepasaonte-dongesillodeparapilla,donixotecalledhi-itwasthatstoledapplefrosanchopanza;which,becaebythefaultoftheprtersneitherthehownorthewhenwasstatedthefirstpart,hasbeenapuzzletoagoodanypeople,whoattributetothebadoryoftheauthorwhatwastheerrorofthepressfact,however,gesstolehiwhilesanchopanzawasasleeponhisback,adoptgtheplananddevicethatbrunellohadreursetowhenhestolesacripante&039;shorsefrobeeenhislegsatthesieofalbraa;and,ashasbeentold,sanchoafterwardsreveredhithisges,then,afraidofbegcaughtbytheofficersofjtice,whowerelookgforhitopunishhiforhisnuberlessrascalitiesandoffences(whichwereanyandgreatthathehiselfwroteabigbookgivganaountofthe),relvedtoshifthisarterstothekgdoofaragon,andveruphislefteye,andtakeupthetradeofapuppet-showan;forthis,aswellasjugglg,heknewhowtopractisetoperfectionfroreleasedchristiansreturngfrobarbary,ithappened,heboughttheape,whichhetaughttoountuponhisshoulderonhisakgacertasign,andtowhisper,orseetodo,hisearthprepared,beforeenterganyvillawhitherhewasboundwithhisshowandhisape,heedtorhiselfatthenearestvilla,orfrotheostlikelypernheuldfd,astowhatparticularthgshadhappenedthere,andtowho;andbeargthewelld,thefirstthgbedidwastoexhibithisshow,tisonestory,tisanother,butalllively,ag,andfailiarasonastheexhibitionwasoverhebroughtforwardtheaoplishntsofhisape,assurgthepublicthathedivedallthepastandthepresent,butastothefuturehehadnoskillforeachestionansweredheaskedoreals,andforheadeareduction,jta射happenedtofeelthepulseoftheestioners;andwhennowandthenhecatohoeswherethgsthatheknewofhadhappenedtothepeoplelivgthere,eveniftheydidnotaskhiaestion,notcargtopayforit,hewouldakethesigntotheapeandthendeclarethatithadsaidand,whichfittedthecaseexactlythiswayheaciredaprodigionaandallranafterhi;onotheroasions,begverycrafty,hewouldanswersuchawaythattheanswerssuitedtheestions;andasnoonecross-estionedhiorpressedhitotellhowhisapedived,headefoolsoftheallandfilledhispouchthestantheenteredthenheknewdonixoteandsancho,andwiththatknowleditwaseasyforhitoastonishtheandallwhowerethere;butitwouldhavesthidearhaddonixotebroughtdownhishandalittlelowerwhenhecutoffkgarsilio&039;sheadanddestroyedallhishorsen,asrelatedthepreceedg插pter
uchforasterpedroandhisape;andnowtoreturntodonixoteoflaan插afterhehadleftthenhedeteredtovisit,firstofall,thebanksoftheebroandthatneighbourhood,beforeentergthecityofsaragossa,fortheapletitherewasstilltosparebeforethejotslefthienoughforallwiththibjectviewhefollowedtheroadandtravelledalongitforodays,withoutetganyadventureworthittgtowritguntilonthethirdday,ashewasascendgahill,heheardagreatnoiseofdrus,trupets,andket-shotsatfirstheiagedregintofldierswaspassgthatway,andtoseethehespurredrocanteandountedthehillonreachgthehesawatthefootofitoverohundredn,asitseedtohi,ardwithweaponsofvariorts,lances,crossbows,partisans,halberds,andpikes,andafewketsandagreatanybucklershedescendedtheslopeandapproachedthebandnearenoughtoseedistctlytheflags,akeouttheloursanddistguishthedevicestheybore,especiallyoneonastandardorensignofwhitesat,onwhichtherewaspatedaverylife-likestyleanasslikealittlesard,withitsheadup,itsouthopenanditstongueout,asifitweretheactandattitudeofbrayg;androunditwerescribedlar插racterstheseoles-
theydidnotbrayva,
ouralcaldesafrothisdevicedonixotencdedthatthesepeopletbefrothebraygtown,andhesaidtosancho,expngtohiwhatwaswrittenonthestandardatthesatibeobservedthattheanwhohadtoldtheabouttheatterwaswrongsaygthattheowhobrayedwereregidors,foraordgtothelesofthestandardtheywerealcaldestowhichsanchoreplied,&ot;senor,there&039;snothgtostickatthat,foraybetheregidorswhobrayedthencatohealcaldesoftheirtownafterwards,andtheyaygobybothtitles;oreover,ithasnothgtodowiththetruthofthestorywhetherthebrayerswerealcaldesorregidors,providedatanyratetheydidbray;foranalcaldeisjtaslikelytobrayasaregidor&ot;theyperceived,short,clearlythatthetownwhichhadbeenittedhadturnedouttodobattlewithotherthathadjeereditorethanwasfairorneighbourly
donixoteproceededtojothe,notalittletosancho&039;suneasess,forheneverreli射di性hiselfupexpeditionfthatrtthebersofthetroopreceivedhitotheidstofthe,takghitoheonewhowasontheirsidedonixote,puttguphisvir,advancedwithaneasybearganddeanourtothestandardwiththeass,andallthechiefnofthearygatheredroundhitolookathi,stargathiwiththeualaazentthateverybodyfeltonseeghiforthefirsttidonixote,seegtheexaghiattentively,andthatnoneofthespoketohiorputanyestiontohi,deteredtotakeadvantaoftheirsilence;,breakghisown,helifteduphisvoiceandsaid,&ot;worthysirs,ientreatyouasearnestlyasicannottoterruptanarguntiwishtoaddresstoyou,untilyoufditdispleasesorweariesyou;andifthatetopass,ontheslightesthtyougiveiwillputasealuponylipsandagaguponytongue&ot;
theyallbadehisaywhatheliked,fortheywouldlistentohiwillgly
withthisperissiondonixotewentontosay,&ot;i,sirs,aaknight-errantwhosecallgisthatofars,andwhoseprofessionistoprotectthosewhoreireprotection,andgivehelptosuchasstandneedofitdaysagoibecaacatedwithyourisfortuneandthecaewhichipelsyoutotakeuparsagaandagatorevenyourselvesuponyoureneies;andhavganytisthoughtoveryourbessyd,ifdthat,aordgtothelawsofbat,youareistakenholdgyourselvessulted;foraprivatedividualcannotsultanentireunity;unlessitbebydefygitllectivelyasatraitor,becaehecannottellwhoparticularisguiltyofthetreanforwhichhedefiesitofthiswehaveanexapledondiegoordonezdelara,whodefiedthewholetownofzaora,becaehedidnotknowthatvellidodolfosalonehadittedthetreacheryofslayghiskg;andthereforehedefiedtheall,andthevenanceandthereplyncernedall;though,tobesure,senordondiegowentrathertoofar,deedveryuchbeyondtheliitsofadefiance;forhehadnooasiontodefythedead,orthewaters,orthefi射s,orthoseyetunborn,andalltherestofitassetforth;butletthatpass,forwhenanrbreaksoutthere&039;snofather,governor,orbridletocheckthetonguethecasebeg,then,thatnooneperncansultakgdo,provce,city,state,orentireunity,itisclearthereisnoreanforgogouttoaventhedefianceofsuchansult,asuchasitisnotoneafethgitwouldbeifthepeopleoftheclocktownweretobeatlogrheadseveryontwitheveryonewhocalledthebythatna,-orthecazoleros,berenneros,ballenatos,jaboneros,orthebearersofalltheothernasandtitlesthatarealwaystheouthoftheboysandonpeople!itwouldbeanicebessdeedifalltheseilstriocitiesweretotakehuffandreventheselvesandgoaboutperpetuallyakgtrobonesoftheirswordseverypettyarrel!no,no;godforbid!therearefourthgsforwhichsensiblenandwell-orderedstatesoughttotakeupars,drawtheirswords,andrisktheirperns,lives,andpropertiesthefirstistodefendthecatholicfaith;thesend,todefendone&039;slife,whichisaordancewithnaturalanddivelaw;thethird,defenceofone&039;shonour,faily,andproperty;thefourth,theserviceofone&039;skgajtwar;andiftothesewechoosetoaddafifth(whichaybecdedthesend),defenceofone&039;suntrytothesefive,asitwerecapitalcaes,thereaybeaddedothersthataybejtandreanable,andakeitadutytotakeupars;buttotaketheupfortriflesandthgstolaughatandheaedbyratherthanoffended,looksasthoughhewhodidwasaltotherwantgonsenseoreover,totakeanunjtreven(andtherecannotbeanyjtone)isdirectlyopposedtothesacredlawthatweacknowled,whereweareandedtodogoodtooureneiesandtolovethethathate;aandwhich,thoughitseeswhatdifficulttoobey,isonlytothosewhohavethelessofgodthanoftheworld,andoreofthefleshthanofthespirit;forjeschrist,godandtruean,whoneverlied,anduldnotandcannotlie,said,asourlaw-giver,thathisyokewaseasyandhisburdenlight;hewouldnot,therefore,havedanyanduponthatitwasipossibletoobeyth,sirs,youareboundtokeepietbyhuananddivelaw&ot;