OFTHEUNEXAMPLEDANDUNHEARD-OFADVENTUREWHICHWASACHIEVEDBYTHEVALIANTDONQUIXOTEOFLAMANCHAWITHLESSPERILTHANANYEVERACHIEVEDBYANYFAMOUSKNIGHTINTHEWORLD
"Itcannotbe, senor, butthatthisgrassisaproofthattheremustbehardbysomespringorbrooktogiveitmoisture, soitwouldbewelltomovealittlefartheron, thatwemayfindsomeplacewherewemayquenchthisterriblethirstthatplaguesus, whichbeyondadoubtismoredistressingthanhunger."
TheadviceseemedgoodtoDonQuixote, and, heleadingRocinantebythebridleandSanchotheassbythehalter, afterhehadpackedawayuponhimtheremainsofthesupper, theyadvancedthemeadowfeelingtheirway, forthedarknessofthenightmadeitimpossibletoseeanything; buttheyhadnotgonetwohundredpaceswhenaloudnoiseofwater, asiffallingfromgreatrocks, ; buthaltingtomakeoutbylisteningfromwhatquarteritcametheyheardunseasonablyanothernoisewhichspoiledthesatisfactionthesoundofthewatergavethem, especiallyforSancho, , Isay, strokesfallingwithameasuredbeat, andacertainrattlingofironandchainsthat, togetherwiththefuriousdinofthewater, wouldhavestruckterrorintoanyheartbutDonQuixote', ashasbeensaid, dark, andtheyhadhappenedtoreachaspotinamongsometalltrees, whoseleavesstirredbyagentlebreezemadealowominoussound; sothat, whatwiththesolitude, theplace, thedarkness, thenoiseofthewater, andtherustlingoftheleaves, everythinginspiredaweanddread; moreespeciallyastheyperceivedthatthestrokesdidnotcease, northewindlull, normorningapproach; toallwhichmightbeaddedtheirignoranceastowheretheywere.
