WHICHTREATSOFTHEHEROICANDPRODIGIOUSBATTLEDONQUIXOTEHADWITHCERTAINSKINSOFREDWINE, ANDBRINGSTHENOVELOF "THEILL-ADVISEDCURIOSITY" TOACLOSE
Thereremainedbutlittlemoreofthenoveltoberead, whenSanchoPanzaburstforthinwildexcitementfromthegarretwhereDonQuixotewaslying, shouting, "Run, sirs! quick; andhelpmymaster, , theenemyofmyladythePrincessMicomicona, suchaslashthathehasslicedhisheadcleanoffasifitwereaturnip."
"Whatareyoutalkingabout, brother?" saidthecurate, pausingashewasabouttoreadtheremainderofthenovel."Areyouinyoursenses, Sancho? Howthedevilcanitbeasyousay, whenthegiantistwothousandleaguesaway?"
Heretheyheardaloudnoiseinthechamber, andDonQuixoteshoutingout, "Stand, thief, brigand, villain; nowIhavegotthee, andthyscimitarshallnotavailthee!" Andthenitseemedasthoughhewereslashingvigorouslyatthewall.
"Don'tstoptolisten," saidSancho, "butgoinandpartthemorhelpmymaster: thoughthereisnoneedofthatnow, fornodoubtthegiantisdeadbythistimeandgivingaccounttoGodofhispastwickedlife; forIsawthebloodflowingontheground, andtheheadcutoffandfallenononeside, anditisasbigasalargewine-skin."
