OFTHEENDOFTHENOTABLEADVENTUREOFTHEOFFICERSOFTHEHOLYBROTHERHOOD; ANDOFTHEGREATFEROCITYOFOURWORTHYKNIGHT, DONQUIXOTE
WhileDonQuixotewastalkinginthisstrain, thecuratewasendeavouringtopersuadetheofficersthathewasoutofhissenses, astheymightperceivebyhisdeedsandhiswords, andthattheyneednotpressthematteranyfurther, foreveniftheyarrestedhimandcarriedhimoff, theywouldhavetoreleasehimby-and-byasamadman; towhichtheholderofthewarrantrepliedthathehadnothingtodowithinquiringintoDonQuixote'smadness, butonlytoexecutehissuperior'sorders, andthatoncetakentheymightlethimgothreehundredtimesiftheyliked.
"Forallthat," saidthecurate, "youmustnottakehimawaythistime, norwillhe, itismyopinion, lethimselfbetakenaway."
