don quixote observed it, and approaching them said, "i know verywell what this seizure arises from."
"i know not from what," replied the friend, "for altisidora is thehealthiest damsel in all this house, and i have never heard hein all the time i have known her. a gue on all theknights-errant in the world, if they be all ungrateful! go away, senordon quixote; for this poor child will note to herself again solong as you are here."
to which don quixote returned, "do me the favour, senora, to let alute be ced in my 插mber to-night; and i willfort this poormaiden to the best of my power; for in the early stages of love aprompt disillusion is an approved remedy;" and with this he retired,so as not to be remarked by any who might see him there.
he had scarcely withdrawn when altisidora, recovering from herswoon, said to herpanion, "the lute must be left, for no doubt donquixote intends to give us some music; and being his it will not bebad."
they went at once to inform the duchess of what was going on, and ofthe lute don quixote asked for, and 射, delighted beyond measure,plotted with the duke and her two damsels to y him a trick thatshould be amusing but harmless; and in high glee they waited fornight, which came quickly as the day hade; and as for the day, theduke and duchess spent it in 插rming conversation with don quixote.
when eleven oclock came, don quixote found a guitar in his 插mber;he tried it, opened the window, and perceived that some persons werewalking in the garden; and having passed his fingers over the frets ofthe guitar and tuned it as well as he could, he spat and cleared hischest, and then with a voice a little hoarse but full-toned, he sangthe following bad, which he had himself that dayposed:
mighty love the hearts of maidens
doth unsettle and perplex,
and the instrument he uses
most of all is idleness.
sewing, stitching, anybour,
having always work to do,
to the poison love instilleth
is the antidote most sure.
and to proper-minded maidens
who desire the matrons name
modestys a marriage portion,
modesty their highest praise.
men of prudence and discretion,
courtiers gay and gant knights,
with the wanton damsels dally,
but the modest take to wife.
there are passions, transient, fleeting,
loves in hostelries derd,
sunrise loves, with sunset ended,
when the guest hath gone his way.
love that springs up swift and sudden,
here to-day, to-morrow flown,
passes, leaves no trace behind it,
leaves no image on the soul.
painting that isid on painting
maketh no disy or show;
where one beautys in possession
there no other can take hold.
dulcinea del toboso
painted on my heart i wear;
never from its tablets, never,
can her image be erasd.
the quality of all in lovers
most esteemed is constancy;
t is by this that love works wonders,
this exalts them to the skies.
don quixote had got so far with his song, to which the duke, theduchess, altisidora, and nearly the whole household of the castle werelistening, when all of a sudden from a gallery above that wasexactly over his window they let down a cord with more than ahundred bells attached to it, and immediately after that dis插rgeda great sack full of cats, which also had bells of smaller size tiedto their tails. such was the din of the bells and the squalling of thecats, that though the duke and duchess were the contrivers of the jokethey were startled by it, while don quixote stood paralysed with fear;and as luck would have it, two or three of the cats made their wayin through the grating of his 插mber, and flying from one side to theother, made it seem as if there was a legion of devils atrge in it.they extingui射d the candles that were burning in the room, andru射d about seeking some way of escape; the cord with therge bellsnever ceased rising and falling; and most of the people of the castle,not knowing what was really the matter, were at their wits end withastonishment. don quixote sprang to his feet, and drawing his sword,began making passes at the grating, shouting out, "avaunt, malignanten插nters! avaunt, ye witchcraft-working rabble! i am don quixoteof man插, against whom your evil machinations avail not nor haveany power." and turning upon the cats that were running about theroom, he made several cuts at them. they da射d at the grating andescaped by it, save one that, finding itself hard pressed by the射s of don quixotes sword, flew at his face and held on to hisnose tooth and nail, with the pain of which he began to shout hisloudest. the duke and duchess hearing this, and guessing what itwas, ran with all haste to his room, and as the poor gentleman wasstriving with all his might to detach the cat from his face, theyopened the door with a master-key and went in with lights andwitnessed the unequalbat. the duke ran forward to part thbatants, but don quixote cried out aloud, "let no one take him fromme; leave me hand to hand with this demon, this wizard, thisen插nter; i will teach him, i myself, who don quixote of man插is." the cat, however, never minding these threats, snarled and heldon; but atst the duke pulled it off and flung it out of the window.don quixote was left with a face as full of holes as a sieve and anose not in very good condition, and greatly vexed that they did notlet him finish the battle he had been so stoutly fighting with thatviin of an en插nter. they sent for some oil of johns wort, andaltisidora herself with her own fair hands bandaged all the woundedparts; and as 射 did so 射 said to him in a low voice. "all thesemishaps have befallen thee, hardhearted knight, for the sin of thyinsensibility and obstinacy; and god grant thy squire sancho mayforget to whip himself, so that that dearly beloved dulcinea ofthine may never be released from her en插ntment, that thou mayestnevere to her bed, at least while i who adore thee am alive."
to all this don quixote made no answer except to heave deep sighs,and then stretched himself on his bed, thanking the duke and duchessfor their kindness, not because he stood in any fear of thatbell-ringing rabble of en插nters in cat shape, but because herecognised their good intentions ining to his rescue. the duke andduchess left him to repose and withdrew greatly grieved at theunfortunate result of the joke; as they never thought the adventurewould have fallen so heavy on don quixote or cost him so dear, forit cost him five days of confinement to his bed, during which he hadanother adventure, pleasanter than thete one, which hischronicler will not rte just now in order that he may turn hisattention to sancho panza, who was proceeding with great diligence anddrollery in his government.
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wherein is continued the ount of how sancho panza conductedhimself in his government
the history says that from the justice court they carried sanchoto a sumptuous pce, where in a spacious 插mber there was a tablid out with royal magnificence. the rions sounded as sanchoentered the room, and four pages came forward to present him withwater for his hands, which sancho received with great dignity. themusic ceased, and sancho seated himself at the head of the table,for there was only that seat ced, and no more than one coveid. a personage, who it appeared afterwards was a physician,ced himself standing by his side with a whalebone wand in his hand.they then lifted up a fine white cloth covering fruit and a greatvariety of di射s of different sorts; one who looked like a studentsaid grace, and a page put aced bib on sancho, while another whoyed the part of head carver ced a dish of fruit before him.but hardly had he tasted a morsel when the man with the wand touchedthe te with it, and they took it away from before him with theutmost celerity. the carver, however, brought him another dish, andsancho proceeded to try it; but before he could get at it, not tosay taste it, already the wand had touched it and a page had carriedit off with the same promptitude as the fruit. sancho seeing thiswas puzzled, and looking from one to another asked if this dinnerwas to be eaten after the fashion of a jugglery trick.
to this he with the wand replied, "it is not to be eaten, senorgovernor, except as is usual and customary in other inds wherethere are governors. i, senor, am a physician, and i am paid asry in this ind to serve its governors as such, and i have amuch greater regard for their health than for my own, studying day andnight and making myself acquainted with the governors constitution,in order to be able to cure him when he falls sick. the chief thingi have to do is to attend at his dinners and suppers and allow himto eat what appears to me to be fit for him, and keep from him whati think will do him harm and be injurious to his stomach; andtherefore i ordered that te of fruit to be removed as being toomoist, and that other dish i ordered to he removed as being too hotand containing many spices that stimte thirst; for he who drinksmuch kills and consumes the radical moisture wherein life consists."
"well then," said sancho, "that dish of roast partridges therethat seems so savoury will not do me any harm."
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"i know not from what," replied the friend, "for altisidora is thehealthiest damsel in all this house, and i have never heard hein all the time i have known her. a gue on all theknights-errant in the world, if they be all ungrateful! go away, senordon quixote; for this poor child will note to herself again solong as you are here."
to which don quixote returned, "do me the favour, senora, to let alute be ced in my 插mber to-night; and i willfort this poormaiden to the best of my power; for in the early stages of love aprompt disillusion is an approved remedy;" and with this he retired,so as not to be remarked by any who might see him there.
he had scarcely withdrawn when altisidora, recovering from herswoon, said to herpanion, "the lute must be left, for no doubt donquixote intends to give us some music; and being his it will not bebad."
they went at once to inform the duchess of what was going on, and ofthe lute don quixote asked for, and 射, delighted beyond measure,plotted with the duke and her two damsels to y him a trick thatshould be amusing but harmless; and in high glee they waited fornight, which came quickly as the day hade; and as for the day, theduke and duchess spent it in 插rming conversation with don quixote.
when eleven oclock came, don quixote found a guitar in his 插mber;he tried it, opened the window, and perceived that some persons werewalking in the garden; and having passed his fingers over the frets ofthe guitar and tuned it as well as he could, he spat and cleared hischest, and then with a voice a little hoarse but full-toned, he sangthe following bad, which he had himself that dayposed:
mighty love the hearts of maidens
doth unsettle and perplex,
and the instrument he uses
most of all is idleness.
sewing, stitching, anybour,
having always work to do,
to the poison love instilleth
is the antidote most sure.
and to proper-minded maidens
who desire the matrons name
modestys a marriage portion,
modesty their highest praise.
men of prudence and discretion,
courtiers gay and gant knights,
with the wanton damsels dally,
but the modest take to wife.
there are passions, transient, fleeting,
loves in hostelries derd,
sunrise loves, with sunset ended,
when the guest hath gone his way.
love that springs up swift and sudden,
here to-day, to-morrow flown,
passes, leaves no trace behind it,
leaves no image on the soul.
painting that isid on painting
maketh no disy or show;
where one beautys in possession
there no other can take hold.
dulcinea del toboso
painted on my heart i wear;
never from its tablets, never,
can her image be erasd.
the quality of all in lovers
most esteemed is constancy;
t is by this that love works wonders,
this exalts them to the skies.
don quixote had got so far with his song, to which the duke, theduchess, altisidora, and nearly the whole household of the castle werelistening, when all of a sudden from a gallery above that wasexactly over his window they let down a cord with more than ahundred bells attached to it, and immediately after that dis插rgeda great sack full of cats, which also had bells of smaller size tiedto their tails. such was the din of the bells and the squalling of thecats, that though the duke and duchess were the contrivers of the jokethey were startled by it, while don quixote stood paralysed with fear;and as luck would have it, two or three of the cats made their wayin through the grating of his 插mber, and flying from one side to theother, made it seem as if there was a legion of devils atrge in it.they extingui射d the candles that were burning in the room, andru射d about seeking some way of escape; the cord with therge bellsnever ceased rising and falling; and most of the people of the castle,not knowing what was really the matter, were at their wits end withastonishment. don quixote sprang to his feet, and drawing his sword,began making passes at the grating, shouting out, "avaunt, malignanten插nters! avaunt, ye witchcraft-working rabble! i am don quixoteof man插, against whom your evil machinations avail not nor haveany power." and turning upon the cats that were running about theroom, he made several cuts at them. they da射d at the grating andescaped by it, save one that, finding itself hard pressed by the射s of don quixotes sword, flew at his face and held on to hisnose tooth and nail, with the pain of which he began to shout hisloudest. the duke and duchess hearing this, and guessing what itwas, ran with all haste to his room, and as the poor gentleman wasstriving with all his might to detach the cat from his face, theyopened the door with a master-key and went in with lights andwitnessed the unequalbat. the duke ran forward to part thbatants, but don quixote cried out aloud, "let no one take him fromme; leave me hand to hand with this demon, this wizard, thisen插nter; i will teach him, i myself, who don quixote of man插is." the cat, however, never minding these threats, snarled and heldon; but atst the duke pulled it off and flung it out of the window.don quixote was left with a face as full of holes as a sieve and anose not in very good condition, and greatly vexed that they did notlet him finish the battle he had been so stoutly fighting with thatviin of an en插nter. they sent for some oil of johns wort, andaltisidora herself with her own fair hands bandaged all the woundedparts; and as 射 did so 射 said to him in a low voice. "all thesemishaps have befallen thee, hardhearted knight, for the sin of thyinsensibility and obstinacy; and god grant thy squire sancho mayforget to whip himself, so that that dearly beloved dulcinea ofthine may never be released from her en插ntment, that thou mayestnevere to her bed, at least while i who adore thee am alive."
to all this don quixote made no answer except to heave deep sighs,and then stretched himself on his bed, thanking the duke and duchessfor their kindness, not because he stood in any fear of thatbell-ringing rabble of en插nters in cat shape, but because herecognised their good intentions ining to his rescue. the duke andduchess left him to repose and withdrew greatly grieved at theunfortunate result of the joke; as they never thought the adventurewould have fallen so heavy on don quixote or cost him so dear, forit cost him five days of confinement to his bed, during which he hadanother adventure, pleasanter than thete one, which hischronicler will not rte just now in order that he may turn hisattention to sancho panza, who was proceeding with great diligence anddrollery in his government.
插pter xlvii
wherein is continued the ount of how sancho panza conductedhimself in his government
the history says that from the justice court they carried sanchoto a sumptuous pce, where in a spacious 插mber there was a tablid out with royal magnificence. the rions sounded as sanchoentered the room, and four pages came forward to present him withwater for his hands, which sancho received with great dignity. themusic ceased, and sancho seated himself at the head of the table,for there was only that seat ced, and no more than one coveid. a personage, who it appeared afterwards was a physician,ced himself standing by his side with a whalebone wand in his hand.they then lifted up a fine white cloth covering fruit and a greatvariety of di射s of different sorts; one who looked like a studentsaid grace, and a page put aced bib on sancho, while another whoyed the part of head carver ced a dish of fruit before him.but hardly had he tasted a morsel when the man with the wand touchedthe te with it, and they took it away from before him with theutmost celerity. the carver, however, brought him another dish, andsancho proceeded to try it; but before he could get at it, not tosay taste it, already the wand had touched it and a page had carriedit off with the same promptitude as the fruit. sancho seeing thiswas puzzled, and looking from one to another asked if this dinnerwas to be eaten after the fashion of a jugglery trick.
to this he with the wand replied, "it is not to be eaten, senorgovernor, except as is usual and customary in other inds wherethere are governors. i, senor, am a physician, and i am paid asry in this ind to serve its governors as such, and i have amuch greater regard for their health than for my own, studying day andnight and making myself acquainted with the governors constitution,in order to be able to cure him when he falls sick. the chief thingi have to do is to attend at his dinners and suppers and allow himto eat what appears to me to be fit for him, and keep from him whati think will do him harm and be injurious to his stomach; andtherefore i ordered that te of fruit to be removed as being toomoist, and that other dish i ordered to he removed as being too hotand containing many spices that stimte thirst; for he who drinksmuch kills and consumes the radical moisture wherein life consists."
"well then," said sancho, "that dish of roast partridges therethat seems so savoury will not do me any harm."
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