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buthewasveryuchdeceivedthisncsion，fordaylighthadhardlybeguntoappearwhentherecauptothenfournonhorseback，welleippedandaoutred，withfirelocksacrosstheirsaddle-bowstheycalledoutandknockedloudlyatthegateofthen，whichwasstillshut;onseegwhich，donixote，eventherewherehewas，didnotfettoactassentel，andsaidaloudandiperiotone，&ot;knights，orsires，orwhateveryebe，yehavenorighttoknockatthegatesofthiscastle;foritispnenoughthattheywhoarewithareeitherasleep，orelsearenotthehabitofthrogopenthefortressuntilthesun&039;sraysarespreadoverthewholesurfaceoftheearthwithdrawtoadistance，andwaittillitisbroaddaylight，andthenweshallseewhetheriillbeproperornottoopentoyou&ot;

&ot;whatthedevilfortressorcastleisthis，&ot;saidone，&ot;toakestandonsuchcereony?ifyouarethenkeeperbidtheopento;wearetravellerswhoonlywanttofeedourhorsesandgoon，forwearehaste&ot;

&ot;doyouthk，ntlen，thatilooklikeannkeeper?&ot;saiddonixote

&ot;idon&039;tknowwhatyoulooklike，&ot;repliedtheother;&ot;butiknowthatyouaretalkgnonsensewhenyoucallthisnacastle&ot;

&ot;acastleitis，&ot;returneddonixote，&ot;nay，ore，oneofthebestthiswholeprovce，andithaswithitpeoplewhohavehadthesceptrethehandandthecrownonthehead&ot;

&ot;itwouldbebetterifitweretheotherway，&ot;saidthetraveller，&ot;thesceptreontheheadandthecrownthehand;butif，aybethereiswithpanyofplayers，withwhoitisaonthgtohavethosecrownsandsceptresyouspeakof;forsuchasallnasthis，andwheresuchsilenceiskept，idonotbelieveanypeopleentitledtocrownsandsceptrescanhavetakenuptheirarters&ot;

&ot;youknowbutlittleoftheworld，&ot;returneddonixote，&ot;sceyouareignorantofwhatonlyoursknight-errantry&ot;

buttheradesofthespokesan，grogwearyofthedialoguewithdonixote，renewedtheirknockswithgreatvehence，uchthatthehost，andnotonlyhebuteverybodythen，awoke，andhegotuptoaskwhoknockedithappenedatthisontthatoneofthehorsesofthefourwhowereseekgadittancewenttosllrocante，wholancholy，dejected，andwithdroopgearsstoodotionless，supportghisrelystretchedaster;andashewas，afterall，flesh，thoughhelookedasifhewereadeofwood，heuldnothelpgivgwayandreturnsllgtheonewhohadetoofferhiattentionsbuthehadhardlyovedatallwhendonixotelosthisfootg;andslippgoffthesaddle，hewouldhaveetotheground，butforbegspendedbythear，whichcaedhisuchagonythathebelievedeitherhiswristwouldbecutthroughorhisartornoff;andhehungnearthegroundthatheuldjttouchitwithhisfeet，whichwasalltheworseforhi;for，fdghowlittlewaswantedtoenablehitoplanthisfeetfirly，hestruggledandstretchedhiselfasuchasheuldtogaafootg;jtlikethoseundergogthetortureofthestrappado，whentheyarefixedat&ot;touchandnotouch，&ot;whoaggravatetheirownsuffergsbytheirviolenteffortstostretchtheselves，deceivedbythehopewhichakesthefancythatwithaverylittleoretheywillreachtheground

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whicharentuedtheunheard-ofadventuresofthen

loud，fact，weretheshoutsofdonixote，thatthelandlordopengthegateofthenallhaste，caoutdisay，andrantoseewhowasuttergsuchcries，andthosewhowereoutsidejoedhiaritornes，whohadbeenbythistiroedupbythesaoutcry，spectgwhatitwas，rantotheloftand，withoutanyoneseegher，untiedthehalterbywhichdonixotewasspended，anddownhecatothegroundthesightofthelandlordandthetravellers，whoapproachgaskedhiwhatwastheatterwithhithatheshoutedhewithoutreplygawordtooktheropeoffhiswrist，andrisgtohisfeetleapeduponrocante，bracedhisbuckleronhisar，puthislancerest，andakgansiderablecircuitofthepncabackatahalf-gallopexcg:

&ot;whoevershallsaythatihavebeenen插ntedwithjtcae，providedyladytheprcessiinagrantsperissiontodo，igivehithelie，插llenhianddefyhitosglebat&ot;

thenewlyarrivedtravellerswereaazedatthewordsofdonixote;butthelandlordreovedtheirsurprisebytellgthewhohewas，andnottodhiashewasoutofhissensestheythenaskedthelandlordifbyany插nceayouthofaboutfifteenyearfahadetothatn，onedressedlikeauleteer，andofsuchandsuchanappearance，describgthatofdonaclara&039;sloverthelandlordrepliedthattherewereanypeoplethenhehadnotnoticedtheperntheywereirgfor;butoneoftheobservgtheachwhichthejudhade，said，&ot;heisherenodoubt，forthisistheachheisfollog:letoneofstayatthegate，andtherestgotolookforhi;ordeeditwouldbeaswellifoneofwentroundthen，lestheshouldescapeoverthewalloftheyard&ot;&ot;beit，&ot;saidanother;andwhileoofthewent，onereaedatthegateandtheotheradethecircuitofthen;observgallwhich，thelandlordwasunabletonjectureforwhatreantheyweretakgalltheseprecautions，thoughheunderstoodtheywerelookgfortheyouthwhosedescriptiontheyhadgivenhi

itwasbythistibroaddaylight;andforthatrean，aswellasnseenceofthenoisedonixotehadade，everybodywasawakeandup，butparticularlydonaclaraanddorothea;fortheyhadbeenabletosleepbutbadlythatnight，theonefroagitationathavgherlovernearher，theotherfrocuriositytoseehidonixote，whenhesawthatnotoneofthefourtravellerstookanynoticeofhiorrepliedtohis插llen，wasfurioandreadytodiewithdignationandwrath;andifheuldhavefoundtheordancesofchivalrythatitwaslawfulforaknight-erranttoundertakeorengaanotherenterprise，whenhehadplightedhiswordandfaithnottovolvehiselfanyuntilhehadadeanendoftheonetowhichhewaspledd，hewouldhaveattackedthewholeofthe，andwouldhaveadethereturnananswerspiteoftheselvesbutnsidergthatitwouldnotbeehi，norberight，tobeganynewepriseuntilhehadestabli射diinaherkgdo，hewasnstraedtoholdhispeaceandwaitietlytoseewhatwouldbetheupshotoftheproceedgsofthosesatravellers;oneofwhofoundtheyouththeywereseekglygasleepbythesideofauleteer，withoutathoughtofanyonegsearchofhi，uchlessfdghi

theandholdofhibythear，sayg，&ot;itbeesyouwelldeed，senordonis，tobethedressyouwear，andwellthebedwhichifdyouagreeswiththexurywhichyourotherrearedyou&ot;

theyouthrubbedhissleepyeyesandstaredforawhileathiwhoheldhi，butpresentlyregnisedhiasoneofhisfather&039;sservants，atwhichhewastakenabackthatfortiheuldnotfdorutteraword;whiletheservantwentontosay，&ot;thereisnothgforitnow，senordonis，buttosubitietlyandreturnho，unlessitisyourwishthatylord，yourfather，shouldtakehisdeparturefortheotherworld，fornothgelsecanbethenseenceofthegriefheisatyourabsence&ot;

&ot;buthowdidyfatherknowthatihadgonethisroadandthisdress?&ot;saiddonis

&ot;itwasastudenttowhoyounfidedyourtentions，&ot;answeredtheservant，&ot;thatdisclosedthe，touchedwithpityatthedistres射sawyourfathersufferonissgyou;hethereforedespatchedfourofhisservantsestofyou，andhereweallareatyourservice，betterpleasedthanyoucaniagethatweshallreturnonandbeabletorestoreyoutothoseeyesthatyearnforyou&ot;

&ot;thatshallbeasiplease，orasheavenorders，&ot;returneddonis

&ot;whatcanyoupleaseorheavenorder，&ot;saidtheother，&ot;excepttoagreetogoback?anythgelseisipossible&ot;

allthisnversationbeeentheowasoverheardbytheuleteeratwhosesidedonislay，andrisg，hewenttoreporhathadtakenplacetodonfernando，cardenio，andtheothers，whohadbythistidressedtheselves;andtoldthehowtheanhadaddressedtheyouthas&ot;don，&ot;andwhatwordshadpassed，andhowhewantedhitoreturntohisfather，whichtheyouthwasunwillgtodowiththis，andwhattheyalreadyknewoftherarevoicethatheavenhadbestoweduponhi，theyallfeltveryanxiotoknoworeparticularlywhohewas，andeventohelphiifitwasatteptedtoeployforceagasthi;theyhastenedtowherehewasstilltalkgandargugwithhisservantdorotheaatthisstantcaoutofherroo，followedbydonaclaraallatreor;andcallgcardenioaside，射toldhiafewwordsthestoryoftheiciananddonaclara，andheatthesatitoldherwhathadhappened，howhisfather&039;sservantshadesearchofhi;buttellgher，hedidnotspeaklowenoughbutthatdonaclaraheardwhathesaid，atwhich射wasuchagitatedthathadnotdorotheahastenedtosupporther射wouldhavefallentothegroundcardeniothenbadedorotheareturntoherroo，ashewouldendeavourtoakethewholeatterright，andtheydidashedesiredallthefourwhohadeestofdonishadnowetothenandsurroundedhi，urgghitoreturnandnlehisfatheratonceandwithoutaont&039;sdelayherepliedthatheuldnotdoonanyaountuntilhehadncdedbesswhichhislife，honour，andheartwereatstaketheservantspressedhi，saygthatostcertalytheywouldnotreturnwithouthi，andthattheywouldtakehiawaywhetherhelikeditornot