shortly after this, another, not knowing what had happened （forthe carrier stilly senseless）， came with the same object ofgiving water to his mules, and was proceeding to remove the armourin order to clear the trough, when don quixote, without uttering aword or imploring aid from anyone, once more dropped his buckler andonce more lifted hisnce, and without actually breaking the secondcarriers head into pieces, made more than three of it, for heid itopen in four. at the noise all the people of the inn ran to thespot, and among them thendlord. seeing this, don quixote braced hisbuckler on his arm, and with his hand on his sword eximed, "dy of beauty, strength and support of my faint heart, it is time forthee to turn the eyes of thy greatness on this thy captive knight onthe brink of so mighty an adventure." by this he felt himself soinspired that he would not have flinched if all the carriers in theworld had assailed him. therades of the wounded perceiving theplight they were in began from a distance to shower stones on donquixote, who screened himself as best he could with his buckler, notdaring to quit the trough and leave his armour unprotected. thndlord shouted to them to leave him alone, for he had already toldthem that he was mad, and as a madman he would not be ountable evenif he killed them all. still louder shouted don quixote, callingthem knaves and traitors, and the lord of the castle, who allowedknights-errant to be treated in this fashion, a viin and a low-bornknight whom, had he received the order of knighthood, he would call toount for his treachery. "but of you," he cried, "base and vilerabble, i make no ount; fling, strike,e on, do all ye canagainst me, ye shall see what the reward of your folly and insolencewill be." this he uttered with so much spirit and boldness that hefilled his assants with a terrible fear, and as much for thisreason as at the persuasion of thendlord they left off stoning him,and he allowed them to carry off the wounded, and with the samecalmness andposure as before resumed the watch over his armour.
but these freaks of his guest were not much to the liking of thndlord, so he determined to cut matters short and confer upon him atonce the unlucky order of knighthood before any further misadventurecould ur; so, going up to him, he apologised for the rudenesswhich, without his knowledge, had been offered to him by these lowpeople, who, however, had been well puni射d for their audacity. as hehad already told him, he said, there was no 插pel in the castle,nor was it needed for what remained to be done, for, as heunderstood the ceremonial of the order, the whole point of beingdubbed a knighty in the de and in the p on the shoulder,and that could be administered in the middle of a field; and that hehad now done all that was needful as to watching the armour, for allrequirements were satisfied by a watch of two hours only, while he hadbeen more than four about it. don quixote believed it all, and toldhim he stood there ready to obey him, and to make an end of it with asmuch despatch as possible; for, if he were again attacked, and felthimself to be dubbed knight, he would not, he thought, leave a solive in the castle, except such as out of respect he might spare athis bidding.
thus warned and menaced, the casten forthwith brought out abook in which he used to enter the straw and barley he served out tothe carriers, and, with ad carrying a candle-end, and the twodamsels already mentioned, he returned to where don quixote stood, andbade him kneel down. then, reading from his ount-book as if he wererepeating some devout prayer, in the middle of his delivery heraised his hand and gave him a sturdy blow on the neck, and then, withhis own sword, a smart p on the shoulder, all the while mutteringbetween his teeth as if he was saying his prayers. having done this,he directed one of thedies to gird on his sword, which 射 did withgreat self-possession and gravity, and not a little was required toprevent a burst ofughter at each stage of the ceremony; but whatthey had already seen of the novice knights prowess kept theiughter within bounds. on girding him with the sword the worthdy said to him, "may god make your worship a very fortunateknight, and grant you sess in battle." don quixote asked her namein order that he might from that time forward know to whom he wasbeholden for the favour he had received, as he meant to confer uponher some portion of the honour he acquired by the might of his arm.射 answered with great humility that 射 was called tolosa, andthat 射 was the daughter of a cobbler of toledo who lived in thestalls of sanchobienaya, and that wherever 射 might be 射 wouldserve and esteem him as her lord. don quixote said in reply that 射would do him a favour if thenceforward 射 assumed the "don" andcalled herself dona tolosa. 射 promised 射 would, and then the otherbuckled on his spur, and with her followed almost the sameconversation as with thedy of the sword. he asked her name, and 射said it was molinera, and that 射 was the daughter of arespectable miller of antequera; and of her likewise don quixoterequested that 射 would adopt the "don" and call herself donamolinera, making offers to her further services and favours.
having thus, with hot haste and speed, brought to a conclusion thesenever-till-now-seen ceremonies, don quixote was on thorns until he sawhimself on horseback sallying forth in quest of adventures; andsaddling rocinante at once he mounted, and embracing his host, as hereturned thanks for his kindness in knighting him, he addressed him inguage so extraordinary that it is impossible to convey an idea ofit or report it. thendlord, to get him out of the inn, replied withno less rhetoric though with shorter words, and without calling uponhim to pay the reckoning let him go with a godspeed.
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of what happened to our knight when he left the inn
day was dawning when don quixote quitted the inn, so happy, sogay, so exhrated at finding himself now dubbed a knight, that hisjoy was like to burst his horse-girths. however, recalling theadvice of his host as to the requisites he ought to carry with him,especially that referring to money and shirts, he determined to gohome and provide himself with all, and also with a squire, for hereckoned upon securing a farmbourer, a neighbour of his, a poor manwith a family, but very well qualified for the office of squire to aknight. with this object he turned his horses head towards hisvige, and rocinante, thus reminded of his old quarters, stepped outso briskly that he hardly seemed to tread the earth.
he had not gone far, when out of a thicket on his right there seemedtoe feeble cries as of some one in distress, and the instant heheard them he eximed, "thanks be to heaven for the favour itords me, that it so soon offers me an opportunity of fulfilling theobligation i have undertaken, and gathering the fruit of myambition. these cries, no doubt,e from some man or woman in wantof help, and needing my aid and protection;" and wheeling, he turnedrocinante in the direction whence the cries seemed to proceed. hehad gone but a few paces into the wood, when he saw a mare tied toan oak, and tied to another, and stripped from the waist upwards, ayouth of about fifteen years of age, from whom the cries came. norwere they without cause, for a lusty farmer was flogging him with abelt and following up every blow with scoldings andmands,repeating, "your mouth shut and your eyes open!" while the youthmade answer, "i wont do it again, master mine; by gods passion iwont do it again, and ill take more care of the flock another time."
seeing what was going on, don quixote said in an angry voice,"discourteous knight, it ill bes you to assail one who cannotdefend himself; mount your steed and take yournce" （for there was nce leaning against the oak to which the mare was tied）， "and i willmake you know that you are behaving as a coward." the farmer, seeingbefore him this figure in full armour brandishing ance over hi射ad, gave himself up for dead, and made answer meekly, "sir knight,this youth that i am 插stising is my servant, employed by me to wat插 flock of 射ep that i have hard by, and he is so careless that ilose one every day, and when i punish him for his carelessness andknavery he says i do it out of niggardliness, to escape paying him thewages i owe him, and before god, and on my soul, he lies."
"lies before me, base clown!" said don quixote. "by the sun thatshines on us i have a mind to run you through with thisnce. pay himat once without another word; if not, by the god that rules us iwill make an end of you, and annihte you on the spot; release himinstantly."
the farmer hung his head, and without a word untied his servant,of whom don quixote asked how much his master owed him.
he replied, nine months at seven reals a month. don quixote added itup, found that it came to sixty-three reals, and told the farmer topay it down immediately, if he did not want to die for it.
the trembling clown replied that as he lived and by the oath hehad sworn （though he had not sworn any） it was not so much; forthere were to be taken into ount and deducted three pairs ofshoes he had given him, and a real for two blood-lettings when hewas sick.
"all that is very well," said don quixote; "but let the shoes andthe blood-lettings stand as a setoff against the blows you havegiven him without any cause; for if he spoiled the leather of theshoes you paid for, you have damaged that of his body, and if thebarber took blood from him when he was sick, you have drawn it when hewas sound; so on that score he owes you nothing."
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but these freaks of his guest were not much to the liking of thndlord, so he determined to cut matters short and confer upon him atonce the unlucky order of knighthood before any further misadventurecould ur; so, going up to him, he apologised for the rudenesswhich, without his knowledge, had been offered to him by these lowpeople, who, however, had been well puni射d for their audacity. as hehad already told him, he said, there was no 插pel in the castle,nor was it needed for what remained to be done, for, as heunderstood the ceremonial of the order, the whole point of beingdubbed a knighty in the de and in the p on the shoulder,and that could be administered in the middle of a field; and that hehad now done all that was needful as to watching the armour, for allrequirements were satisfied by a watch of two hours only, while he hadbeen more than four about it. don quixote believed it all, and toldhim he stood there ready to obey him, and to make an end of it with asmuch despatch as possible; for, if he were again attacked, and felthimself to be dubbed knight, he would not, he thought, leave a solive in the castle, except such as out of respect he might spare athis bidding.
thus warned and menaced, the casten forthwith brought out abook in which he used to enter the straw and barley he served out tothe carriers, and, with ad carrying a candle-end, and the twodamsels already mentioned, he returned to where don quixote stood, andbade him kneel down. then, reading from his ount-book as if he wererepeating some devout prayer, in the middle of his delivery heraised his hand and gave him a sturdy blow on the neck, and then, withhis own sword, a smart p on the shoulder, all the while mutteringbetween his teeth as if he was saying his prayers. having done this,he directed one of thedies to gird on his sword, which 射 did withgreat self-possession and gravity, and not a little was required toprevent a burst ofughter at each stage of the ceremony; but whatthey had already seen of the novice knights prowess kept theiughter within bounds. on girding him with the sword the worthdy said to him, "may god make your worship a very fortunateknight, and grant you sess in battle." don quixote asked her namein order that he might from that time forward know to whom he wasbeholden for the favour he had received, as he meant to confer uponher some portion of the honour he acquired by the might of his arm.射 answered with great humility that 射 was called tolosa, andthat 射 was the daughter of a cobbler of toledo who lived in thestalls of sanchobienaya, and that wherever 射 might be 射 wouldserve and esteem him as her lord. don quixote said in reply that 射would do him a favour if thenceforward 射 assumed the "don" andcalled herself dona tolosa. 射 promised 射 would, and then the otherbuckled on his spur, and with her followed almost the sameconversation as with thedy of the sword. he asked her name, and 射said it was molinera, and that 射 was the daughter of arespectable miller of antequera; and of her likewise don quixoterequested that 射 would adopt the "don" and call herself donamolinera, making offers to her further services and favours.
having thus, with hot haste and speed, brought to a conclusion thesenever-till-now-seen ceremonies, don quixote was on thorns until he sawhimself on horseback sallying forth in quest of adventures; andsaddling rocinante at once he mounted, and embracing his host, as hereturned thanks for his kindness in knighting him, he addressed him inguage so extraordinary that it is impossible to convey an idea ofit or report it. thendlord, to get him out of the inn, replied withno less rhetoric though with shorter words, and without calling uponhim to pay the reckoning let him go with a godspeed.
插pter iv
of what happened to our knight when he left the inn
day was dawning when don quixote quitted the inn, so happy, sogay, so exhrated at finding himself now dubbed a knight, that hisjoy was like to burst his horse-girths. however, recalling theadvice of his host as to the requisites he ought to carry with him,especially that referring to money and shirts, he determined to gohome and provide himself with all, and also with a squire, for hereckoned upon securing a farmbourer, a neighbour of his, a poor manwith a family, but very well qualified for the office of squire to aknight. with this object he turned his horses head towards hisvige, and rocinante, thus reminded of his old quarters, stepped outso briskly that he hardly seemed to tread the earth.
he had not gone far, when out of a thicket on his right there seemedtoe feeble cries as of some one in distress, and the instant heheard them he eximed, "thanks be to heaven for the favour itords me, that it so soon offers me an opportunity of fulfilling theobligation i have undertaken, and gathering the fruit of myambition. these cries, no doubt,e from some man or woman in wantof help, and needing my aid and protection;" and wheeling, he turnedrocinante in the direction whence the cries seemed to proceed. hehad gone but a few paces into the wood, when he saw a mare tied toan oak, and tied to another, and stripped from the waist upwards, ayouth of about fifteen years of age, from whom the cries came. norwere they without cause, for a lusty farmer was flogging him with abelt and following up every blow with scoldings andmands,repeating, "your mouth shut and your eyes open!" while the youthmade answer, "i wont do it again, master mine; by gods passion iwont do it again, and ill take more care of the flock another time."
seeing what was going on, don quixote said in an angry voice,"discourteous knight, it ill bes you to assail one who cannotdefend himself; mount your steed and take yournce" （for there was nce leaning against the oak to which the mare was tied）， "and i willmake you know that you are behaving as a coward." the farmer, seeingbefore him this figure in full armour brandishing ance over hi射ad, gave himself up for dead, and made answer meekly, "sir knight,this youth that i am 插stising is my servant, employed by me to wat插 flock of 射ep that i have hard by, and he is so careless that ilose one every day, and when i punish him for his carelessness andknavery he says i do it out of niggardliness, to escape paying him thewages i owe him, and before god, and on my soul, he lies."
"lies before me, base clown!" said don quixote. "by the sun thatshines on us i have a mind to run you through with thisnce. pay himat once without another word; if not, by the god that rules us iwill make an end of you, and annihte you on the spot; release himinstantly."
the farmer hung his head, and without a word untied his servant,of whom don quixote asked how much his master owed him.
he replied, nine months at seven reals a month. don quixote added itup, found that it came to sixty-three reals, and told the farmer topay it down immediately, if he did not want to die for it.
the trembling clown replied that as he lived and by the oath hehad sworn （though he had not sworn any） it was not so much; forthere were to be taken into ount and deducted three pairs ofshoes he had given him, and a real for two blood-lettings when hewas sick.
"all that is very well," said don quixote; "but let the shoes andthe blood-lettings stand as a setoff against the blows you havegiven him without any cause; for if he spoiled the leather of theshoes you paid for, you have damaged that of his body, and if thebarber took blood from him when he was sick, you have drawn it when hewas sound; so on that score he owes you nothing."
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