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
airaclealoneacurecangive
&ot;thereisnothgtobelearnedfrothatrhy,&ot;saidsancho,&ot;unlessbythatcethere&039;sit,oneaydrawouttheballofthewholeatter&ot;
&ot;whatceisthere?&ot;saiddonixote
&ot;ithoughtyourworshipspokeofaceit,&ot;saidsancho
&ot;ionlysaidchloe,&ot;replieddonixote;&ot;andthatnodoubt,isthenaoftheladyofwhotheauthorofthenpns;and,faith,hetbeatolerablepoet,oriknowlittleofthecraft&ot;
&ot;thenyourworshipunderstandsrhygtoo?&ot;
&ot;andbetterthanthouthkest,&ot;replieddonixote,&ot;asthoushaltseewhenthoucarriestaletterwrittenversefrobegngtoendtoyladydulceadeltobo,foriwouldhavetheeknow,sancho,thatallorostoftheknights-errantdaysofyoreweregreattroubadoursandgreaticians,forbothoftheseaoplishnts,ororeproperlyspeakggifts,arethepeculiarpropertyoflovers-errant:trueitisthattheversesoftheknightsofoldhaveorespiritthanneatnessthe&ot;
&ot;readore,yourworship,&ot;saidsancho,&ot;andyouwillfdthgthatwillenlighten&ot;
donixoteturnedthepaandsaid,&ot;thisisproseandseestobealetter&ot;
&ot;arrespondenceletter,senor?&ot;
&ot;frothebegngitseestobealoveletter,&ot;replieddonixote
&ot;thenletyourworshipreaditaloud,&ot;saidsancho,&ot;foriaveryfondofloveatters&ot;
&ot;withallyheart,&ot;saiddonixote,andreadgitaloudassanchohadreestedhi,hefounditranth:
thyfalseproiseandysureisforutnecarrytoaplacewhencethenewsofydeathwillreachthyearsbeforethewordsofypntungratefulone,thouhastrejectedforoneorewealthy,butnotoreworthy;butifvirtuewereesteedwealthishouldneitherenvythefortunesofothersnorweepforisfortunesofyownwhatthybeautyraisedupthydeedshavedlow;byitibelievedtheetobeananl,bytheiknowthouartawoanpeacebewiththeewhohastsentwarto,andheavengrantthatthedeceitofthyhbandbeeverhiddenfrothee,thatthourepentnotofwhatthouhastdone,andireapnotareveniwouldnothave
whenhehadfi射dtheletter,donixotesaid,&ot;thereislesstobegatheredfrothisthanfrotheverses,exceptthathewhowroteitisrejectedlover;&ot;andturngovernearlyallthepasofthebookhefoundoreversesandletters,ofwhichheuldread,whileothersheuldnot;buttheywerealladeupofpnts,lants,isgivgs,desiresandaversions,favoursandrejections,rapturo,dolefulwhiledonixoteexaedthebook,sanchoexaedthevalise,notleavgarnerthewholeofitorthepadthathedidnotsearch,peerto,andexplore,orseathathedidnotrip,ortuftofwoolthathedidnotpicktopieces,lestanythgshouldescapeforwantofcareandpas;keenwasthevetonessexcitedhibythedisveryofthecrowns,whichaountedtonearahundred;andthoughhefoundnoorebooty,heheldtheblanketflights,balsavoits,stakebenedictions,carriers&039;fisticuffs,issgalforjas,stolenat,andallthehunr,thirst,andwearesshehadenduredtheserviceofhisgoodaster,cheapattheprice;ashensideredhiselforethanfullydenifiedforallbythepaynthereceivedthegiftofthetreasure-trove
theknightoftheruefuluntenancewasstillveryanxiotofdoutwhotheownerofthevaliseuldbe,njecturgfrothenandletter,frotheoneygold,andfrothefenessoftheshirts,thathetbeloverofdistctionwhothesrnandcrueltyofhisladyhaddriventodesperateurse;butasthatunhabitedandrugdspottherewasnoonetobeseenofwhoheuldire,hesawnothgelseforitbuttophon,takgwhateverroadrocantechose-whichwaswhereheuldakehisway-firlypersuadedthataongthesewildsheuldnotfailtoetrareadventureashewentalong,then,oupiedwiththesethoughts,heperceivedonthesuitofaheightthatrosebeforetheireyesaanwhowentsprggfrorocktorockandfrotcktotckwitharvelloagilityaswellasheuldakeouthewasunclad,withathickblackbeard,longtangledhair,andbarelegsandfeet,histhighswereveredbybreechesapparentlyoftawnyvelvetbutragdthattheyshowedhisskseveralplaceshewasbareheaded,andnoithstandgtheswiftnesswithwhichhepassedashasbeendescribed,theknightoftheruefuluntenanceobservedandnotedallthesetrifles,andthoughheadetheattept,hewasunabletofollowhi,foritwasnotgrantedtothefeeblenessofrocantetoakewayoversuchroughground,hebeg,oreover,slow-pacedandsggishbynaturedonixoteatoncecatothencsionthatthiswastheownerofthesaddle-padandofthevalise,andadeuphisdtogosearchofhi,eventhoughheshouldhavetowanderayearthoseountasbeforehefoundhi,andhedirectedsanchototakeashortcutoveronesideoftheounta,whilehehiselfwentbytheother,andperhapsbythisanstheyightlightuponthisanwhohadpassedicklyoutoftheirsight
&ot;iuldnotdothat,&ot;saidsancho,&ot;forwheniseparatefroyourworshipfearatoncelaysholdof,andassailswithallrtsofpanicsandfancies;andletwhatinowsaybeanoticethatfrothistiforthianotgogtostirafr&039;swidthfroyourpresence&ot;
&ot;itshallbe,&ot;saidheoftheruefuluntenance,&ot;andiaverygladthatthouartwillgtorelyonyura,whichwillneverfailthee,eventhoughtheulthybodyfailthee;eonnowbehdslowlyaswellasthoucanst,andakelanternsoftheeyes;letakethecircuitofthisrid;perhapsweshalllightuponthisanthatwesaw,whonodoubtisnootherthantheownerofwhatwefound&ot;
towhichsanchoadeanswer,&ot;farbetterwoulditbenottolookforhi,for,ifwefdhi,andhehappenstobetheowneroftheoney,itispnitrestoreit;itwouldbebetter,therefore,thaithouttakgthisneedlesstrouble,ishouldkeeppossessionofituntilotherlessddleandofficiowaytherealowneraybedisvered;andperhapsthatwillbewhenishallhavespentit,andthenthekgwillholdharless&ot;
&ot;thouartwrongthere,sancho,&ot;saiddonixote,&ot;fornowthatwehaveaspicionwhotheowneris,andhavehialostbefore,weareboundtoseekhiandakerestitution;andifwedonotseehi,thestrongspicionwehaveastohisbegtheownerakesasguiltyasifhewere;and,friendsancho,letnotoursearchforhigivetheeanyuneasess,forifwefdhiitwillrelievee&ot;
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