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第36章（第1页）

whileengadheraisedhiseyesandsawthathisasterhadhalted，andwastrygwiththepotofhispiketoliftbulkyobjectthatlayupontheground，onwhichhehastenedtojohiandhelphiifitwereneedful，andreachedhijtaswiththepotofthepikehewasraisgasaddle-padwithavaliseattachedtoit，halforratherwhollyrottenandtorn;butheavyweretheythatsanchohadtohelptotaketheup，andhisasterdirectedhitoseewhatthevalisentaedsanchodidwithgreatalacrity，andthoughthevalisewassecuredbya插andpadlock，froitstornandrottennditionhewasabletoseeitsntents，whichwerefourshirtsoffeholland，andotherarticlesoflennolesscuriothanclean;andahandkerchiefhefoundagoodlotofgoldcrowns，andasonashesawtheheexcd:

&ot;blessedbeallheavenforsendganadventurethatisgoodforthg!&ot;

searchgfurtherhefoundalittleorandubookrichlybound;thisdonixoteaskedofhi，tellghitotaketheoneyandkeepitforhiselfsanchokissedhishandsforthefavour，andclearedthevaliseofitslen，whichhestowedawaytheprovisionsacknsidergthewholeatter，donixoteobserved:

&ot;itseesto，sancho-anditisipossibleitcanbeotherwise-thatstrayedtravellerthavecrossedthissierraandbeenattackedandsnbyfootpads，whobroughthitothisreotespottoburyhi&ot;

&ot;thatcannotbe，&ot;answeredsancho，&ot;becaeiftheyhadbeenrobberstheywouldnothaveleftthisoney&ot;

&ot;thouartright，&ot;saiddonixote，&ot;andicannotguessorexpnwhatthisayan;butstay;letseeifthisorandubookthereisanythgwrittenbywhichweaybeabletotraceoutordisverwhatwewanttoknow&ot;

heopenedit，andthefirstthghefoundit，writtenroughlybutaverygoodhand，wasan，andreadgitaloudthatsanchoighthearit，hefoundthatitranasfollows:

n

orloveislackgtellince，

ortotheheightofcrueltyattas，

orelseitisydootosufferpas

beyondtheasureduetoyoffence

butiflovebeagod，itfollowsthence

thatheknowsall，andcertaitreas

nogodlovescruelty;thenwhoordas

thispenancethatenthralswhileittornts?

itwereafalsehood，chloe，theetona;

suchevilwithsuchgoodnesscannotlive;

andagastheavenidarenot插rthebla，

ionlyknowitisyfatetodie

tohiwhoknowsnotwhencehisalady