OFTHEGOODFORTUNEWHICHTHEVALIANTDONQUIXOTEHADINTHETERRIBLEANDUNDREAMT-OFADVENTUREOFTHEWINDMILLS, WITHOTHEROCCURRENCESWORTHYTOBEFITLYRECORDED
Atthispointtheycameinsightofthirtyfortywindmillsthatthereareonplain, andassoonasDonQuixotesawthemhesaidtohissquire, "Fortuneisarrangingmattersforusbetterthanwecouldhaveshapedourdesiresourselves, forlookthere, friendSanchoPanza, wherethirtyormoremonstrousgiantspresentthemselves, allofwhomImeantoengageinbattleandslay, andwithwhosespoilsweshallbegintomakeourfortunes; forthisisrighteouswarfare, anditisGod'sgoodservicetosweepsoevilabreedfromoffthefaceoftheearth."
"Whatgiants?" saidSanchoPanza.
"Thosethouseestthere," answeredhismaster, "withthelongarms, andsomehavethemnearlytwoleagueslong."
"Look, yourworship," saidSancho; "whatweseetherearenotgiantsbutwindmills, andwhatseemtobetheirarmsarethesailsthatturnedbythewindmakethemillstonego."
"Itiseasytosee," repliedDonQuixote, "thatthouartnotusedtothisbusinessofadventures; thosearegiants; andifthouartafraid, awaywiththeeoutofthisandbetakethyselftoprayerwhileIengagetheminfierceandunequalcombat."
Sosaying, hegavethespurtohissteedRocinante, heedlessofthecrieshissquireSanchosentafterhim, , however, wassopositivetheyweregiantsthatheneitherheardthecriesofSancho, norperceived, nearashewas, whattheywere, butmadeatthemshouting, "Flynot, cowardsandvilebeings, forasingleknightattacksyou."
