第210章（第1页）

&ot;ite，ientreattheaforesaidntlenyexecutors，that，ifanyhappy插nceshouldleadthetodisvertheauthorwhoissaidtohavewrittenahistorynowgogaboutunderthetitleof&039;sendpartoftheachieventsofdonixoteoflaan插，&039;theybegofhionybehalfasearnestlyastheycantofiveforhavgbeen，withouttendgit，thecaeofhiswritganyandsuchonstroabsurditiesashehaswrittenit;forialeavgtheworldwithafeelgofpunctionathavgprovokedhitowritethe&ot;

withthisheclosedhiswill，andafatnessgoverhihestretchedhiselfoutatfulllengthonthebedallwereaftterandadehastetorelievehi，anddurgthethreedayshelivedafterthatonwhichheadehiswillhefatedawayveryoftenthehoewasallnfion;butstillthenieceateandthehoekeeperdrankandsanchopanzaenjoyedhiself;forheritgpropertywipesoutorftensdowntheheirthefeelgofgriefthedeadanightbeexpectedtoleavebehdhi

atlastdonixote&039;sendca，afterhehadreceivedallthesacrants，andhadfullandforcibletersexpressedhisdetestationofbooksofchivalrythenotarywasthereattheti，andhesaidthatnobookofchivalryhadheeverreadofanyknight-errantdyghisbedcallyandlikeachristianasdonixote，whoaidthetearsandlantationsofallpresentyieldeduphisspirit，thatistosaydiedonperceivgitthecuratebegdthenotarytobearwitnessthatalonixanothegood，onlycalleddonixoteoflaan插，hadpassedawayfrothispresentlife，anddiednaturally;andsaidhedesiredthistestionyordertoreovethepossibilityofanyotherauthorsavecidehatebenenlibrgghitolifeagafalselyandakgterablestoriesoutofhisachievents

suchwastheendoftheniontleanoflaan插，whosevillacidehatewouldnotdicateprecisely，ordertoleaveallthetownsandvillasoflaan插tontendaongtheselvesfortherighttoadopthiandchiasan，asthesevencitiefgreecentendedforhorthelantationsofsanchoandthenieceandhoekeeperareoittedhere，aswellasthenewepitaphsuponhistob;sancarras，however，putthefollogles:

adoughtyntleanlieshere;

astranrallhislifetofear;

norhisdeathulddeathprevail，

thatlasthour，toakehiail

hefortheworldbutlittlecared;

andathisfeatstheworldwasscared;

acrazyanhislifehepassed，

buthissensesdiedatlast

andsaidostsacidehatetohispen，&ot;resthere，hungupbythisbrasswire，uponthis射lf，oypen，whetherofskilfulakeorcsycutiknownot;hereshaltthourealongashence，unlesspresuptuooralignantstory-tellerstaketheedownrofanetheebuteretheytouchtheewarnthe，and，asbestthoucanst，saytothe:

holdoff!yeweaklgs;holdyourhands!

adventureitletnone，

forthiseprise，ylordthekg，

wasantforaloneforalonewasdonixoteborn，andiforhi;itwashistoact，etowrite;weototherakebutone，noithstandgandspiteofthatpretendedtordesillesewriterwhohasventuredorwouldventurewithhisgreat，arse，ill-tridostrichilltowritetheachieventsofyvaliantknight;-noburdenforhisshoulders，norsubjectforhisfrozenwit:who，ifper插ncethohouldstetoknowhi，thoushaltwarntoleaveatrestwheretheyliethewearyouldergbonesofdonixote，andnottoattepttocarryhioff，oppositiontoalltheprivilesofdeath，tooldcastile，akghirisefrothegravewhererealityandtruthheliesstretchedatfulllength，powerlesstoakeanythirdexpeditionornewsally;fortheothathehasalreadyade，uchtotheenjoyntandapprovalofeverybodytowhotheyhavebeeknown，thisaswellasforeignuntries，areitesufficientforthepurposeofturngtoridiculethewholeofthoseadebythewholesetoftheknights-errant;anddogshaltthoudis插rthychristiancallg，givggoodunseltoonethatbearsill-willtotheeandishallreasatisfied，andproudtohavebeenthefirstwhohaseverenjoyedthefruitofhiswritgsasfullya射ulddesire;forydesirehasbeennootherthantodeliverovertothedetestationofankdthefalseandfoolishtalesofthebooksofchivalry，which，thankstothatofytruedonixote，areevennowtotterg，anddoubtlessdoodtofallforeverfarewell&ot;

-theend-

dedicationofpartii

totheuntofleos:

thesedayspast，whensendgyourexcellencyyplays，thathadappearedprtbeforebegshownonthesta，isaid，ifireberwell，thatdonixotewasputtgonhisspurstogoandrenderhoatoyourexcellencynowisaythat&ot;withhisspurs，heisonhisway&ot;shouldhereachdestationthksishallhaverenderedservicetoyourexcellency，asfroanypartsiaurdtosendhioff，astodispeltheloathganddisgtcaedbyanotherdonixotewho，underthenaofsendpart，hasrunaseradgthroughthewholeworldandhewhohasshownthegreatestlonggforhihasbeenthegreateperorofcha，whowrotealettercheseaonthagoandsentitbyaspecialurierheasked，ortobetruthful，hebegdtosendhidonixote，forhetendedtofoundallewherethespanishtonguewouldbetaught，anditwashiswishthatthebooktobereadshouldbethehistoryofdonixotehealaddedthatishouldgoandbetherectorofthislleiaskedthebearerifhisajestyhadaffordedasuaidofytravelexpensesheanswered，&ot;no，noteventhought&ot;

&ot;then，brother，&ot;ireplied，&ot;youcanreturntoyourcha，posthasteoratwhateverhasteyouareboundtogo，asianotfitforlongatraveland，besidesbegill，iaveryuchwithoutoney，whileeperorforeperorandonarchforonarch，ihaveatnaplesthegreatuntofleos，who，withoutanypettytitlesofllesandrectorships，stas，protectsanddoesorefavourthanicanwishfor&ot;

thigavehihisleaveandibegefroyou，offergyourexcellencythe&ot;trabajosdepersilesysigisunda，&ot;abookishallfishwithfouronths，deovolente，andwhichwillbeeithertheworstorthebestthathasbeenposedourlangua，ianofthosetendedforentertant;atwhichirepentofhavgcalledittheworst，for，theopionoffriends，itisboundtoattathesuitofpossiblealityayyourexcellencyreturnsuchhealththatiswi射dyou;persileswillbereadytokissyourhandandiyourfeet，begasia，yourexcellency&039;sosthubleservantfroadrid，thislastdayofoctoberoftheyearonethoandsixhundredandfifteen

attheserviceofyourexcellency:

igueldecervantessaavedra

theauthor&039;spreface

godbless，ntle（oritaybeplebeian）reader，howearlytthoubelookgforwardtothispreface，expectgtofdthereretaliation，sldg，andabeagasttheauthorofthesenddonixote-ianhiwhowas，theysay，begottenattordesillasandbornattarragona!wellthen，thetruthis，ianotgogtogivetheethatsatisfaction;for，thoughjuriesstirupanrhublerbreasts，etheruletaditofanexceptionthouwouldsthavecallhiass，fool，andalapert，butihavenosuchtention;lethisoffencebehispunishnt，withhisbreadlethieatit，andthere&039;sanendofitwhaticannothelptakgaissisthathe插rswithbegoldandone-handed，asifithadbeenypowertokeeptifropassgover，orasifthelossofyhandhadbeenbroughtabouttavern，andnotonthegrandestoasionthepastorpresenthasseen，orthefuturecanhopetoseeifywoundshavenobeautytothebeholder&039;seye，theyare，atleast，honourabletheestiationofthosewhoknowwheretheywerereceived;fortheldiershowstogreateradvantadeadbattlethanaliveflight;andstronglyisthisyfeelg，thatifnowitwereproposedtoperforanipossibilityfor，iwouldratherhavehadysharethatightyaction，thanbefreefroywoundsthisutewithouthavgbeenpresentatitthosetheldiershowsonhisfaceandbreastarestarsthatdirectotherstotheheavenofhonourandabitionofritedpraise;andoreoveritistobeobservedthatitisnotwithgreyhairsthatonewrites，butwiththeunderstandg，andthatonlyiproveswithyearsitakeitaiss，too，thathecallsenvio，andexpnsto，asifiwereignorant，whatenvyis;forreallyandtruly，oftheokdsthereare，ionlyknowthatwhichisholy，noble，andhigh-ded;andifthatbe，asitis，ianotlikelytoattackapriest，aboveallif，addition，heholdstherankoffailiaroftheholyofficeandifhesaidwhathedidonaountofhionwhosebehalfitseeshespoke，heisentirelyistaken;foriworshiptheniofthatpern，andadirehisworksandhisunceasgandstrenuodtryafterall，iagratefultothisntlean，theauthor，forsaygthatynovelsareoresatiricalthanexeplary，butthattheyaregood;fortheyuldnotbethatunlesstherewasalittleofeverythgthe

ispectthouwiltsaythatiatakgaveryhublele，andkeepgyselftoouchwiththeboundsofyoderation，froafeelgthatadditionalsuffergshouldnotbeflicteduponasufferer，andthatwhatthisntleanhastoenduretdoubtlessbeverygreat，ashedoesnotdaretoeouttotheopenfieldandbroaddaylight，buthideshisnaanddisguiseshisuntryasifhehadbeenguiltyofleseajestyifper插ncethoushouldstetoknowhi，tellhifrothatidonotholdyselfaggrieved;foriknowwellwhattheteptationsofthedevilare，andthatoneofthegreatestisputtgittoaan&039;sheadthathecanwriteandprtabookbywhichhewilltasuchfaasoney，andasuchoneyasfa;andtoproveitiwillbegofyou，yourownsprightly，pleasantway，totellhithisstory