第87章（第1页）

atthisdonixoteuldnotkeephiselffroanswerg;andterposgbeeentheo，andseparatgthe，heplacedthepack-saddleontheground，tolietheresightuntilthetruthwasestabli射d，andsaid，&ot;yourworshipsayperceiveclearlyandpnlytheerrorunderwhichthisworthysirelieswhenhecallsabaswhichwas，is，andshallbetheheltofabrowhichiwonfrohiairwar，andadeyselfasterofbylegitiateandlawfulpossessionwiththepack-saddleidonotncernyself;butiaytellyouonthatheadthatysiresanchoaskedyperissiontostripoffthecaparinofthisvani射dpoltroon&039;ssteed，andwithitadornhisown;iallowedhi，andhetookit;andastoitshavgbeen插ndfroacaparintoapack-saddle，icangivenoexplanationexcepttheualone，thatsuchtransforationswilltakeplaceadventuresofchivalrytonfirallwhich，run，sanchoyn，andfetchhithertheheltwhichthisgoodfellowcallsabas&ot;

&ot;egad，aster，&ot;saidsancho，&ot;ifwehavenootherproofofourcasethanwhatyourworshipputsforward，abro&039;sheltisjtasuchabasasthisgoodfellow&039;scaparinisapack-saddle&ot;

&ot;doasibidthee，&ot;saiddonixote;&ot;itcannotbethateverythgthiscastlegoesbyen插ntnt&ot;

sanchohastenedtowherethebaswas，andbroughtitbackwithhi，andwhendonixotesawit，hetookholdofitandsaid:

&ot;yourworshipsayseewithwhatafacethissirecanassertthatthisisabasandnottheheltitoldyouof;andiswearbytheorderofchivalryiprofess，thatthisheltistheidenticaloneitookfrohi，withoutanythgaddedtoortakenfroit&ot;

&ot;thereisnodoubtofthat，&ot;saidsancho，&ot;forfrothetiyasterwonituntilnowhehasonlyfoughtonebattleit，whenheletloosethoseunckyn插s;andifhadnotbeenforthisbas-helthewouldnothaveeoffoverwellthatti，fortherewasplentyofstone-throgthataffair&ot;

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whichthedoubtfulestionofabro&039;sheltandthepack-saddleisfallysettled，withotheradventuresthatourredtruthandearnest

whatdoyouthknow，ntlen，&ot;saidthebarber，&ot;ofwhatthesentlessay，whentheywanttoakeoutthatthisisahelt?&ot;

&ot;andwhoeversaysthentrary，&ot;saiddonixote，&ot;iwilllethiknowheliesifheisaknight，andifheisasirethatheliesagaathoandtis&ot;

ourownbarber，whowaspresentatallthis，andunderstooddonixote&039;shuourthoroughly，tookittohisheadtobackuphisdesionandcarryonthejokefortheneralaent;addressgtheotherbarberhesaid:

&ot;senorbarber，orwhateveryouare，youtknowthatibelongtoyourprofessiontoo，andhavehadalicencetopractisefororethanentyyears，andiknowtheiplentsofthebarbercraft，everyoneofthe，perfectlywell;andiwaslikewisealdierfortithedaysofyyouth，andiknowalwhataheltis，andaorion，andaheadpiecewithavir，andotherthgspertagtoldierg，ianttosaytoldiers&039;ars;andisay-savgbetteropionsandalwayswithsubissiontounderjudgnts-thatthispiecewehavenowbefore，whichthisworthyntleanhashishands，notonlyisnobarber&039;sbas，butisasfarfrobegoneaswhiteisfroblack，andtruthfrofalsehood;isay，oreover，thatthis，althoughitisahelt，isnotapletehelt&ot;

&ot;certalynot，&ot;saiddonixote，&ot;forhalfofitiswantg，thatistosaythebeaver&ot;

&ot;itisitetrue，&ot;saidthecurate，whosawtheobjectofhisfriendthebarber;andcardenio，donfernandoandhispanionsagreedwithhi，andeventhejud，ifhisthoughtshadnotbeenfullofdonis&039;saffair，wouldhavehelpedtocarryonthejoke;buthewastakenupwiththeserioattershehadonhisdthathepaidlittleornoattentiontothesefacetioproceedgs

&ot;godbless!&ot;excdtheirbuttthebarberatthis;&ot;isitpossiblethatsuchanhonourablepanycansaythatthisisnotabasbutahelt?why，thisisathgthatwouldastonishawholeuniversity，howeverwiseitightbe!thatwilldo;ifthisbasisahelt，why，thenthepack-saddletbeahorse&039;scaparin，asthisntleanhassaid&ot;

&ot;toitlookslikeapack-saddle，&ot;saiddonixote;&ot;butihavealreadysaidthatwiththatestionidonotncernyself&ot;

&ot;astowhetheritbepack-saddleorcaparin，&ot;saidthecurate，&ot;itisonlyforsenordonixotetosay;fortheseattersofchivalryallthesentlenandibowtohisauthority&ot;

&ot;bygod，ntlen，&ot;saiddonixote，&ot;anystranthgshavehappenedtothiscastleontheooasionsonwhichihavejournedit，thatiwillnotventuretoassertanythgpositivelyreplytoanyestiontouchganythgitntas;foritisybeliefthateverythgthatgoesonwithitgoesbyen插ntntthefirstti，anen插ntedoorthatthereisitgaveretrouble，nordidsanchofarewellaongcertafollowerfhis;andlastnightiwaskepthanggbythisarfornearlyohours，withoutknoghoworwhyicabysuchaishapthatnow，fortoeforwardtogiveanopionsuchapuzzlgatter，wouldbetoriskarashdecisionasregardstheassertionthatthisisabasandnotaheltihavealreadygivenananswer;butastotheestionwhetherthisisapack-saddleoracapariniwillnotventuretogiveapositiveopion，butwillleaveittoyourworships&039;betterjudgntperhapsasyouarenotdubbedknightslikeyself，theen插ntntsofthisplacehavenothgtodowithyou，andyourfacultiesareunfettered，andyoucanseethgsthiscastleastheyreallyandtrulyare，andnotastheyappearto&ot;

&ot;therecanbenoestion，&ot;saiddonfernandoonthis，&ot;butthatsenordonixotehasspokenverywisely，andthatwithreststhedecisionofthisatter;andthatweayhavesurergroundtogoon，iwilltakethevotesofthentlensecret，anddeclaretheresultclearlyandfully&ot;

tothosewhowerethesecretofdonixote&039;shuourallthisaffordedgreataent;buttothosewhoknewnothgaboutit，itseedthegreatestnonsensetheworld，particulartothefourservantsofdonis，aswellastodonishiself，andtothreeothertravellerswhohadby插nceetothen，andhadtheappearanceofofficersoftheholybrotherhood，asdeedtheywere;buttheonewhoaboveallwasathiswits&039;end，wasthebarberbas，therebeforehisveryeyes，hadbeenturnedtoabro&039;射lt，andwhosepack-saddlehehadnodoubtwhateverwasabouttobeearichcaparinforahorsealllaughedtoseedonfernandogogfroonetoanotherllectgthevotes，andwhispergtothetogivehitheirprivateopionwhetherthetreasureoverwhichtherehadbeenuchfightgwasapack-saddleoracaparin;butafterhehadtakenthevotesofthosewhoknewdonixote，hesaidaloud，&ot;thefactis，ygoodfellow，thatiatiredllectgsuchanuberofopions，forifdthatthereisnotoneofwhoiaskwhatidesiretoknow，whodoesnottellthatitisabsurdtosaythatthisisthepack-saddleofanass，andnotthecaparinofahorse，nay，ofathoroughbredhorse;youtsubit，for，spiteofyouandyourass，thisisacaparinandnopack-saddle，andyouhavestatedandprovedyourcaseverybadly&ot;

&ot;ayinevershareheaven，&ot;saidthepoorbarber，&ot;ifyourworshipsarenotallistaken;andayyulappearbeforegodasthatappearstoapack-saddleandnotacaparin;but，&039;lawsgo，&039;-isaynoore;anddeedianotdrunk，foriafastg，exceptitbefros&ot;

thesipletalkofthebarberdidnotaffordlessaentthantheabsurditiesofdonixote，whonowobserved:

&ot;thereisnooretobedonenowthanforeachtotakewhatbelongstohi，andtowhogodhasgivenit，aystpeteraddhisblessg&ot;

butsaidoneofthefourservants，&ot;unless，deed，thisisadeliberatejoke，icannotbrgyselftobelievethatntellintasthosepresentare，orseetobe，canventuretodeclareandassertthatthisisnotabas，andthatnotapack-saddle;butasiperceivethattheydoassertanddeclareit，icanonlyetothencsionthatthereisysterythispersistencewhatisopposedtotheevidenceofexperienceandtruthitself;foriswearby&ot;-andhereherappedoutaroundoath-&ot;allthepeopletheworldwillnotakebelievethatthisisnotabarber&039;sbasandthatajackass&039;spack-saddle&ot;

&ot;itighteasilybea射-ass&039;s，&ot;observedthecurate

&ot;itisallthesa，&ot;saidtheservant;&ot;thatisnotthepot;butwhetheritisorisnotapack-saddle，asyourworshipssay&ot;

onheargthisoneofthenewlyarrivedofficersofthebrotherhood，whohadbeenlistengtothedisputeandntroversy，unabletorestrahisanrandipatience，excd，&ot;itisapack-saddleassureasyfatherisyfather，andwhoeverhassaidorwillsayanythgelsetbedrunk&ot;

&ot;youlielikearascallyclown，&ot;returneddonixote;andliftghispike，whichhehadneverletoutofhishand，hedeliveredsu插blowathisheadthat，hadnottheofficerdoddit，itwouldhavestretchedhiatfulllengththepikewasshiveredpiecesagasttheground，andtherestoftheofficers，seegtheirradeassaulted，raisedashout，callgforhelpfortheholybrotherhoodthelandlord，whowasofthefraternity，ranatoncetofetchhisstaffofofficeandhissword，andrandhiselfonthesideofhisrades;theservantsofdoniscsteredroundhi，lestheshouldescapefrothethenfion;thebarber，seegthehoeturnedupsidedown，onceoredholdofhispack-saddleandsanchodidthesa;donixotedrewhisswordand插rdtheofficers;doniscriedouttohisservantstoleavehialoneandgoandhelpdonixote，andcardenioanddonfernando，whoweresupportghi;thecuratewasshoutgattheofhisvoice，thelandladywasscreag，herdaughterwaswailg，aritorneswasweepg，dorotheawasaghast，scdaterror-stricken，anddonaclaraafatthebarbercudlledsancho，andsanchopolledthebarber;donisgaveoneofhisservants，whoventuredtocatchhibytheartokeephifroescapg，acuffthatbathedhisteethblood;thejudtookhispart;donfernandohadgotoneoftheofficersdownandwasbelabourghiheartily;thelandlordraisedhisvoiceagacallgforhelpfortheholybrotherhood;thatthewholenwasnothgbutcries，shouts，shrieks，nfion，terror，disay，ishaps，sword-cuts，fisticuffs，cudllgs，kicks，andblood射d;andtheidstofallthis插os，plication，andneralentanglent，donixotetookittohisheadthathehadbeenpndtothethickofthedisrdofagraante&039;scap;and，avoicethatshookthenlikethunder，hecriedout: