OFTHEQUARRELTHATDONQUIXOTEHADWITHTHEGOATHERD, TOGETHERWITHTHERAREADVENTUREOFTHEPENITENTS, WHICHWITHANEXPENDITUREOFSWEATHEBROUGHTTOAHAPPYCONCLUSION
Thegoatherd'stalegavegreatsatisfactiontoallthehearers, andthecanonespeciallyenjoyedit, forhehadremarkedwithparticularattentionthemannerinwhichithadbeentold, whichwasasunlikethemannerofaclownishgoatherdasitwaslikethatofapolishedcitywit; , whosaidtohim, "Mostassuredly, brothergoatherd, ifIfoundmyselfinapositiontoattemptanyadventure, Iwould, thisveryinstant, setoutonyourbehalf, andwouldrescueLeandrafromthatconvent (wherenodoubtsheiskeptagainstherwill), inspiteoftheabbessandallwhomighttrytopreventme, andwouldplaceherinyourhandstodealwithheraccordingtoyourwillandpleasure, observing, however, , andthenIpromiseyoumysupportandassistance, asIamboundtodobymyprofession, whichisnoneotherthantogiveaidtotheweakandneedy."
Thegoatherdeyedhim, andnoticingDonQuixote'ssorryappearanceandlooks, hewasfilledwithwonder, andaskedthebarber, whowasnexthim, "Senor, whoisthismanwhomakessuchafigureandtalksinsuchastrain?"
"Whoshoulditbe," saidthebarber, "butthefamousDonQuixoteofLaMancha, theundoerofinjustice, therighterofwrongs, theprotectorofdamsels, theterrorofgiants, andthewinnerofbattles?"
"That," saidthegoatherd, "soundslikewhatonereadsinthebooksoftheknights-errant, whodidallthatyousaythismandoes; thoughitismybeliefthateitheryouarejoking, orelsethisgentlemanhasemptylodgingsinhishead."
