INWHICHISCONTINUEDTHEADVENTUREOFTHESIERRAMORENA
ThehistoryrelatesthatitwaswiththegreatestattentionDonQuixotelistenedtotheraggedknightoftheSierra, whobeganbysaying:
"Ofasurety, senor, whoeveryouare, forIknowyounot, Ithankyoufortheproofsofkindnessandcourtesyyouhaveshownme, andwouldIwereinaconditiontorequitewithsomethingmorethangoodwillthatwhichyouhavedisplayedtowardsmeinthecordialreceptionyouhavegivenme; butmyfatedoesnotaffordmeanyothermeansofreturningkindnessesdonemesavetheheartydesiretorepaythem."
"Mine," repliedDonQuixote, "istobeofservicetoyou, somuchsothatIhadresolvednottoquitthesemountainsuntilIhadfoundyou, andlearnedofyouwhetherthereisanykindofrelieftobefoundforthatsorrowunderwhichfromthestrangenessofyourlifeyouseemtolabour; andtosearchforyouwithallpossiblediligence, , itwasmypurposetojoinyouinlamentingandmourningoverit, sofarasIcould; , Ientreatyou, senor, bythatwhichIperceiveyoupossessinsohighadegree, andlikewiseconjureyoubywhateveryouloveorhavelovedbestinlife, totellmewhoyouareandthecausethathasbroughtyoutoliveordieinthesesolitudeslikeabrutebeast, ," addedDonQuixote, "bytheorderofknighthoodwhichIhavereceived, andbymyvocationofknight-errant, ifyougratifymeinthis, toserveyouwithallthezealmycallingdemandsofme, eitherinrelievingyourmisfortuneifitadmitsofrelief, orinjoiningyouinlamentingitasIpromisedtodo."
