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Hewascordiallywelcomedbythegoatherds, andSancho, havingasbesthecouldputupRocinanteandtheass, drewtowardsthefragrancethatcamefromsomepiecesofsaltedgoatsimmeringinapotonthefire; andthoughhewouldhavelikedatoncetotryiftheywerereadytobetransferredfromthepottothestomach, herefrainedfromdoingsoasthegoatherdsremovedthemfromthefire, andlayingsheepskinsontheground, quicklyspreadtheirrudetable, , , andSanchoremainedstandingtoservethecup, , hismastersaidtohim:
"Thatthoumayestsee, Sancho, thegoodthatknighterrantrycontainsinitself, andhowthosewhofillanyofficeinitareonthehighroadtobespeedilyhonouredandesteemedbytheworld, Idesirethatthouseatthyselfhereatmysideandinthecompanyoftheseworthypeople, andthatthoubeonewithmewhoamthymasterandnaturallord, andthatthoueatfrommyplateanddrinkfromwhateverIdrinkfrom; forthesamemaybesaidofknight-errantryasoflove, thatitlevelsall."
"Greatthanks," saidSancho, "butImaytellyourworshipthatprovidedIhaveenoughtoeat, Icaneatitaswell, orbetter, standing, andbymyself, , ifthetruthistobetold, whatIeatinmycornerwithoutformorfusshasmuchmorerelishforme, eventhoughitbebreadandonions, thantheturkeysofthoseothertableswhereIamforcedtochewslowly, drinklittle, wipemymoutheveryminute, , senor, asforthesehonourswhichyourworshipwouldputuponmeasaservantandfollowerofknight-errantry, exchangethemforotherthingswhichmaybeofmoreuseandadvantagetome; forthese, thoughIfullyacknowledgethemasreceived, Irenouncefromthismomenttotheendoftheworld."
