OFWHATHAPPENEDTOTHEINGENIOUSGENTLEMANINTHEINNWHICHHETOOKTOBEACASTLE
Theinnkeeper, seeingDonQuixoteslungacrosstheass, , , forshewasbynaturekind-heartedandfeltforthesufferingsofherneighbours, sosheatoncesetabouttendingDonQuixote, andmadeheryoungdaughter, averycomelygirl, , asservant, anAsturianlasswithabroadface, flatpoll, andsnubnose, , tobesure, madeupforallherdefects; shedidnotmeasuresevenpalmsfromheadtofoot, andhershoulders, whichoverweightedhersomewhat, , then, helpedtheyounggirl, andthetwomadeupaverybadbedforDonQuixoteinagarretthatshowedevidentsignsofhavingformerlyservedformanyyearsasastraw-loft, inwhichtherewasalsoquarteredacarrierwhosebedwasplacedalittlebeyondourDonQuixote's, and, thoughonlymadeofthepack-saddlesandclothsofhismules, hadmuchtheadvantageofit, asDonQuixote'sconsistedsimplyoffourroughboardsontwonotveryeventrestles, amattress, thatforthinnessmighthavepassedforaquilt, fullofpelletswhich, weretheynotseenthroughtherentstobewool, wouldtothetouchhaveseemedpebblesinhardness, twosheetsmadeofbucklerleather, andacoverletthethreadsofwhichanyonethatchosemighthavecountedwithoutmissingoneinthereckoning.
OnthisaccursedbedDonQuixotestretchedhimself, andthehostessandherdaughtersooncoveredhimwithplastersfromtoptotoe, whileMaritornes—forthatwasthenameoftheAsturian—heldthelightforthem, andwhileplasteringhim, thehostess, observinghowfullofwhealsDonQuixotewasinsomeplaces, remarkedthatthishadmorethelookofblowsthanofafall.
