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donixoteunderstoodhiitewell，andansweredhiveryietly，&ot;ifthouwertaknight，asthouartnone，ishouldhavealready插stisedthyfollyandrashness，iserablecreature&ot;towhichthebiscayanreturned，&ot;inontlean!-isweartogodthouliestasiachristian:ifthoudroppestlanceanddrawestsword，onshaltthouseethouartcarrygwatertothecat:biscayanonland，hidalgoatsea，hidalgoatthedevil，andlook，ifthousayestotherwisethouliest&ot;

&ot;&039;&ot;youwillseepresently，&ot;saidagrajes，&039;&ot;replieddonixote;andthroghislanceonthegroundhedrewhissword，bracedhisbuckleronhisar，andattackedthebiscayan，bentupontakghislife

thebiscayan，whenhesawhigon，thoughhewi射dtodisountfrohisule，which，begoneofthoserryonesletoutforhire，hehadnonfidence，hadnochoicebuttodrawhissword;itwasckyforhi，however，thathewasneartheach，frowhichhewasabletosnatchachionthatservedhiforashield;andtheywentatoneanotherasiftheyhadbeenoortaleneiestheothersstrovetoakepeacebeeenthe，butuldnot，forthebiscayandeclaredhisdisjotedphrasethatiftheydidnotlethifishhisbattlehewouldkillhisistressandeveryonethatstrovetopreventhitheladytheach，aazedandterrifiedatwhat射saw，orderedtheachantodrawasidealittle，andsetherselftowatchthisseverestruggle，theurseofwhichthebiscayansotedonixoteaightystrokeontheshoulderovertheofhisbuckler，which，giventoonewithoutarour，wouldhaveclefthitothewaistdonixote，feelgtheweightofthisprodigioblow，criedaloud，sayg，&ot;oladyofyul，dulcea，flowerofbeauty，etotheaidofthisyourknight，who，fulfillghisobligationstoyourbeauty，fdshiselfthisextreperil&ot;tosaythis，tolifthissword，to射lterhiselfwellbehdhisbuckler，andtoassailthebiscayanwastheworkofanstant，deteredashewastoventurealluponasgleblowthebiscayan，seeghieonthisway，wasnvcedofhisurabyhisspiritedbearg，andrelvedtofollowhisexaple，hewaitedforhikeepgwellunderverofhischion，begunabletoexecuteanyrtofanoeuvrewithhisule，which，deadtiredandneverantforthiskdofga，uldnotstirastep

on，then，asaforesaid，cadonixoteagastthewarybiscayan，withupliftedswordandafirtentionofsplittghihalf，whileonhissidethebiscayanwaitedforhiswordhand，andundertheprotectionofhischion;andallpresentstoodtreblg，waitgspensetheresultofblowssuchasthreatenedtofall，andtheladytheachandtherestofherfollogwereakgathoandvowsandoffergstoalltheiasandshresofspa，thatgodightdeliverhersireandallofthefrothisgreatperilwhichtheyfoundtheselvesbutitspoilsall，thatatthispotandcrisistheauthorofthehistoryleavesthisbattleipendg，givgasexcethatheuldfdnothgorewrittenabouttheseachieventsofdonixotethanwhathasbeenalreadysetforthitistruethesendauthorofthisworkwasunwillgtobelievethatahistorycuriouldhavebeenallowedtofallunderthesentenceofoblivion，orthatthewitsoflaan插uldhavebeenundiscerngasnottopreservetheirarchivesorregistriesdocuntsreferrgtothisfaoknight;andthisbeghispersuasion，hedidnotdespairoffdgthencsionofthispleasanthistory，which，heavenfavourghi，hedidfdawaythatshallberelatedthesendpart

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whichisncdedandfi射dtheterrificbattlebeeenthegallantbiscayanandthevaliantanchegan

thefirstpartofthishistoryweleftthevaliantbiscayanandtherenowneddonixotewithdrawnswordsuplifted，readytodeliverosuchfurioslashgblowsthatiftheyhadfallenfullandfairtheywouldatleasthavesplitandclefttheasunderfrototoeanddtheopenlikeapogranate;andatthiscriticalpotthedelightfulhistorycatoasandstoodcutshortwithoutanytiationfrotheauthorwherewhatwasissgwastobefound

thisdistressedgreatly，becaethepleasurederivedfrohavgreadsuchasallportionturnedtovexationatthethoughtofthepoor插ncethatpresenteditselfoffdgthelarpartthat，itseedto，wasissgofsuchanterestgtaleitappearedtotobeathgipossibleandntrarytoallprecedentthatgoodaknightshouldhavebeenwithoutsatoundertakethetaskofwritghisarvelloachievents;athgthatwasneverwantgtoanyofthoseknights-errantwho，theysay，wentafteradventures;foreveryoneofthehadoneorosasasifadeonpurpose，whonotonlyrerdedtheirdeedsbutdescribedtheirosttriflgthoughtsandfollies，howeversecrettheyightbe;andsuchagoodknightuldnothavebeenunfortunateasnottohavewhatplatirandotherslikehihadabundanceandiuldnotbrgyselftobelievethatsuchagallanttalehadbeenleftaidandutilated，andidtheblaonti，thedevoureranddestroyerofallthgs，thathadeitherncealedornsudit

ontheotherhand，itstruckthat，asuchasaonghisbookstherehadbeenfoundsuchodernonesas&ot;theenlightenntofjealoy&ot;andthe&ot;nyphsand射pherdsofhenares，&ot;hisstorytlikewisebeodern，andthatthoughitightnotbewritten，itightexisttheoryofthepeopleofhisvillaandofthosetheneighbourhoodthisreflectionkeptperplexedandlonggtoknowreallyandtrulythewholelifeandwondrodeedsofourfaospaniard，donixoteoflaan插，lightandirrorofancheganchivalry，andthefirstthatouraandtheseevildaysdevotedhiselftothelabourandexerciseofthearsofknight-errantry，rightgwrongs，suourgwidows，andprotectgdaselsofthatrtthatedtorideabout，whiphand，ontheirpalfreys，withalltheirvirgityaboutthe，froountatoountaandvalleytovalley-for，ifitwerenotforruffian，orboorwithahoodandhatchet，oronstrogiant，thatforcedthe，thereweredaysofyoredaselsthatattheendofeightyyears，allwhichtitheyhadneversleptadayunderaroof，wenttotheirgravesasuchaidsastheothersthatboretheisay，then，thattheseandotherrespectsourgallantdonixoteisworthyofeverlastgandnotablepraise，norshoulditbewithheldevenfroforthelabourandpasspentsearchgforthencsionofthisdelightfulhistory;thoughiknowwellthatifheaven，插nceandgoodfortunehadnothelped，theworldwouldhavereaeddeprivedofanentertantandpleasurethatforaupleofhoursoraywelloupyhiwhoshallreaditattentivelythedisveryofitourredthisway

oneday，asiwasthealcanaoftoledo，aboycauptosellpaphletsandoldpaperstoasilkrcer，and，asiafondofreadgeventheveryscrapsofpaperthestreets，ledbythisnaturalbentofeitookuponeofthepaphletstheboyhadforsale，andsawthatitwas插racterswhichiregnisedasarabic，andasiwasunabletoreadthethoughiuldregnisethe，ilookedabouttoseeiftherewereanyspanish-speakgorisathandtoreadthefor;norwasthereanygreatdifficultyfdgsuchanterpreter，forevenhadiughtoneforanolderandbetterlanguaishouldhavefoundhishort，插nceprovidedwithone，whowhenitoldhiwhatiwantedandputthebooktohishands，openedittheiddleandafterreadgalittleitbegantolaughiaskedhiwhathewaslaughgat，andherepliedthatitwasatthgthebookhadwrittentheargbywayofanoteibadehitellitto;andhestilllaughgsaid，&ot;thearg，asitoldyou，thisiswritten:&039;thisdulceadeltobooftenntionedthishistory，had，theysay，thebesthandofanywoanalllaan插forsaltgpigs&039;&ot;

whenihearddulceadeltobonad，iwasstruckwithsurpriseandaazent，foritourredtoatoncethatthesepaphletsntaedthehistoryofdonixotewiththisideaipressedhitoreadthebegng，anddog，turngthearabicoffhandtocastilian，hetolditant，&ot;historyofdonixoteoflaan插，writtenbycidehatebenenli，anarabhistorian&ot;itreiredgreatcautiontohidethejoyifeltwhenthetitleofthebookreachedyears，andsnatchgitfrothesilkrcer，iboughtallthepapersandpaphletsfrotheboyforhalfareal;andifhehadhadhiswitsabouthiandhadknownhoweariwasforthe，heighthavesafelycalculatedonakgorethansixrealsbythebargaiwithdrewatoncewiththeoristothecloisterofthecathedral，andbegdhitoturnallthesepaphletsthatrelatedtodonixotetothecastiliantongue，withoutoittgoraddganythgtothe，offerghiwhateverpaynthepleasedhewassatisfiedwithoarrobasofraissandobu射lsofwheat，andproisedtotranslatethefaithfullyandwithalldespatch;buttoaketheattereasier，andnottoletsuchapreciofdoutofyhands，itookhitoyhoe，wherelittleorethanaonthandahalfhetranslatedthewholejtasitissetdownhere

thefirstpaphletthebattlebeeendonixoteandthebiscayanwasdrawntotheverylife，theyplantedthesaattitudeasthehistorydescribes，theirswordsraised，andtheoneprotectedbyhisbuckler，theotherbyhischion，andthebiscayan&039;suletruetonaturethatituldbeseentobeahiredoneabowshotoffthebiscayanhadanscriptionunderhisfeetwhichsaid，&ot;donsanchodeazpeitia，&ot;whichnodoubtthavebeenhisna;andatthefeetofrocantewasanotherthatsaid，&ot;donixote&ot;rocantewasarvellolyportrayed，longandth，lankandlean，withuchbackboneandfargonensuption，thatheshowedpnlywithwhatjudgntandproprietythenaofrocantehadbeenbestoweduponhinearhiwassanchopanzaholdgthehalterofhisass，atwhosefeetwasanotherlabelthatsaid，&ot;sanchozancas，&ot;andaordgtothepicture，hethavehadabigbelly，ashortbody，andlongshanks，forwhichrean，nodoubt，thenasofpanzaandzancasweregivenhi，forbytheseosurnasthehistoryseveraltiscallshiothertriflgparticularsightbentioned，buttheyareallofslightiportanceandhavenothgtodowiththetruerelationofthehistory;andnohistorycanbebadlongasitistrue