andsoanselmowasleftthemost插rminglyhoodwinkedmantherecouldbeintheworld.hehimself,persuadedhewasconductingtheinstrumentofhisglory,ledhomebythehandhimwhohadbeentheutterdestructionofhisgoodname;whomcamireceivedwithavertedcountenance,thoughwithsmilesinherheart.thedeceptionwascarriedonforsometime,untilattheendofafewmonthsforturnedherwheelandtheguiltwhichhadbeenuntilthensoskilfullyconcealedwaspubli射dabroad,andanselmopaidwithhislifethepenaltyofhisill-advisedcuriosity.
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whichtreatsoftheheroicandprodigiousbattledonquixotehadwithcertainskinsofredwine,andbringsthenovelof"theill-advisedcuriosity"toaclose
thereremainedbutlittlemoreofthenoveltoberead,whensanchopanzaburstforthinwildexcitementfromthegarretwheredonquixotewaslying,shouting,"run,sirs!quick;andhelpmymaster,whoisinthethickofthetoughestandstiffestbattleieveideyeson.bythelivinggodhehasgiventhegiant,theenemyofmydytheprincessmicona,suchashthathehasslicedhi射adcleanoffasifitwereaturnip."
"whatareyoutalkingabout,brother?"saidthecurate,pausinga射wasabouttoreadtheremainderofthenovel."areyouinyoursenses,sancho?howthedevilcanitbeasyousay,whenthegiantistwothousandleaguesaway?"
heretheyheardaloudnoiseinthe插mber,anddonquixoteshoutingout,"stand,thief,brigand,viin;nowihavegotthee,andthyscimitarshallnotavailthee!"andthenitseemedasthoughhewereshingvigorouslyatthewall.
"dontstoptolisten,"saidsancho,"butgoinandpartthemorhelpmymaster:thoughthereisnoneedofthatnow,fornodoubtthegiantisdeadbythistimeandgivingounttogodofhispastwickedlife;forisawthebloodflowingontheground,andtheheadcutoffandfallenononeside,anditisasbigasargewine-skin."
"mayidie,"saidthendlordatthis,"ifdonquixoteordondevilhasnotbeenshingsomeoftheskinsofredwinethatstandfullathisbedshead,andthespiltwinemustbewhatthisgoodfellowtakesforblood;"andsosayinghewentintotheroomandtherestafterhim,andtheretheyfounddonquixoteinthestrangestcostumeintheworld.hewasinhisshirt,whichwasnotlongenoughinfronttocoverhisthighspletelyandwassixfingersshorterbehind;hislegswereverylongandlean,coveredwithhair,andanythingbutclean;onhisheadhehadalittlegreasyredcapthatbelongedtothehost,roundhisleftarmhehadrolledthenketofthebed,towhichsancho,forreasonsbestknowntohimself,owedagrudge,andinhisrighthandheheldhisun射athedsword,withwhichhewasshingaboutonallsides,utteringexmationsasifhewereactuallyfightingsomegiant:andthebestofitwashiseyeswerenotopen,forhewasfastasleep,anddreamingthathewasdoingbattlewiththegiant.forhisimaginationwassowroughtuponbytheadventurehewasgoingtoaplish,thatitmadehimdreamhehadalreadyreachedthekingdomofmicon,andwasengagedinbatwithhisenemy;andbelievinghewasyingonthegiant,hehadgivensomanyswordcutstotheskinsthatthewholeroomwasfullofwine.onseeingthisthendlordwassoenragedthathefellondonquixote,andwithhisclenchedfistbegantopummelhiminsuchaway,thatifcardenioandthecuratehadnotdraggedhimoff,hewouldhavebroughtthewarofthegianttoanend.butinspiteofallthepoorgentlemanneverwokeuntilthebarberbroughtagreatpotofcoldwaterfromthewellandflungitwithonedashalloverhisbody,onwhichdonquixotewokeup,butnotsopletelyastounderstandwhatwasthematter.dorothea,seeinghowshortandslighthisattirewas,wouldnotgointowitnessthebattlebetweenher插mpionandheropponent.asforsancho,hewentsearchingalloverthefloorfortheheadofthegiant,andnotfindingithesaid,"iseenowthatitsallen插ntmentinthishouse;forthesttime,onthisveryspotwhereiamnow,igoteversomanythumpswithoutknowingwhogavethemtome,orbeingabletoseeanybody;andnowthisheadisnottobeseenanywhereabout,thoughisawitcutoffwithmyowneyesandthebloodrunningfromthebodyasiffromafountain."
"whatbloodandfountainsareyoutalkingabout,enemyofgodandhissaints?"saidthendlord."dontyousee,youthief,thatthebloodandthefountainareonlytheseskinsherethathavebeenstabbedandtheredwineswimmingallovertheroom?-andiwishisawthesoulofhimthatstabbedthemswimminginhell."
"iknownothingaboutthat,"saidsancho;"alliknowisitwillbemybadluckthatthroughnotfindingthisheadmycountywillmeltawaylikesaltinwater;"-forsanchoawakewasworsethanhismasterasleep,somuchhadhismasterspromisesaddledhiswits.
thendlordwasbesidehimselfatthecoolnessofthesquireandthemischievousdoingsofthemaster,andsworeitshouldnotbelikethesttimewhentheywentwithoutpaying;andthattheirprivilegesofchivalryshouldnotholdgoodthistimetoletoneorotherofthemoffwithoutpaying,eventothecostoftheplugsthatwouldhavetobeputtothedamagedwine-skins.thecuratewasholdingdonquixoteshands,who,fancyinghehadnowendedtheadventureandwasinthepresenceoftheprincessmicona,kneltbeforethecurateandsaid,"exaltedandbeauteousdy,yourhighnessmaylivefromthisdayforthfearlessofanyharmthisbasebeingcoulddoyou;anditoofromthisdayforthamreleasedfromthepromiseigaveyou,sincebythehelpofgodonhighandbythefavourofherbywhomiliveandbreathe,ihavefulfilleditsosessfully."
"didnotisayso?"saidsanchoonhearingthis."youseeiwasntdrunk;thereyouseemymasterhasalreadysaltedthegiant;theresnodoubtaboutthebulls;mycountyisallright!"
whocouldhavehelpedughingattheabsurditiesofthepair,masterandman?andughtheydid,allexceptthendlord,whocursedhimself;butatlengththebarber,cardenio,andthecuratecontrivedwithnosmalltroubletogetdonquixoteonthebed,andhefellasleepwitheveryappearanceofexcessiveweariness.theylefthimtosleep,andcameouttothegateoftheinntoconsolesanchopanzaonnothavingfoundtheheadofthegiant;butmuchmoreworkhadtheytoappeasethendlord,whowasfuriousatthesuddendeathofhiswine-skins;andsaidthendyhalfscolding,halfcrying,"atanevilmomentandinanunluckyhourhecameintomyhouse,thisknight-errant-wouldthatihadneverseteyesonhim,fordearhehascostme;thesttimehewentoffwiththeovernightscoreagainsthimforsupper,bed,straw,andbarley,forhimselfandhissquireandahackandanass,sayinghewasaknightadventurer-godsendunluckyadventurestohimandalltheadventurersintheworld-andthereforenotboundtopayanything,foritwassosettledbytheknight-errantrytariff:andthen,allbecauseofhim,cametheothergentlemanandcarriedoffmytail,andgivesitbackmorethantwocuartillostheworse,allstrippedofitshair,sothatitisnouseformyhusbandspurpose;andthen,forafinishingtouchtoall,toburstmywine-skinsandspillmywine!iwishisawhisownbloodspilt!butlethimnotdeceivehimself,for,bythebonesofmyfatherandtheshadeofmymother,theyshallpaymedowneveryquarts;ormynameisnotwhatitis,andiamnotmyfathersdaughter."allthisandmoretothesameeffectthndydeliveredwithgreatirritation,andhergoodmaidmaritornesbackedherup,whilethedaughterheldherpeaceandsmiledfromtimetotime.thecuratesmoothedmattersbypromisingtomakegoodalllossestothebestofhispower,notonlyasregardedthewine-skinsbutalsothewine,andaboveallthedepreciationofthetailwhichtheysetsuchstoreby.dorotheafortedsancho,tellinghimthat射pledgedherself,assoonasitshouldappearcertainthathismasterhaddecapitatedthegiant,and射foundherselfpeacefullyestabli射dinherkingdom,tobestowuponhimthebestcountytherewasinit.withthissanchoconsoledhimself,andassuredtheprincess射mightrelyuponitthathehadseentheheadofthegiant,andmorebytokenithadabeardthatreachedtothegirdle,andthatifitwasnottobeseennowitwasbecauseeverythingthathappenedinthathousewentbyen插ntment,ashehimselfhadprovedthesttimehehadlodgedthere.dorotheasaid射fullybelievedit,andthatheneednotbeuneasy,forallwouldgowellandturnoutashewi射d.allthereforebeingappeased,thecuratewasanxioustogoonwiththenovel,ashesawtherewasbutlittlemorelefttoread.dorotheaandtheothersbeggedhimtofinishit,andhe,ashewaswillingtopleasethem,andenjoyedreadingithimself,continuedthetaleinthesewords:
theresultwas,thatfromtheconfidenceanselmofeltincamisvirtue,helivedhappyandfreefromanxiety,andcamipurposelylookedcoldlyonlothario,thatanselmomightsupposeherfeelingstowardshimtobetheoppositeofwhattheywere;andthebettertosupporttheposition,lothariobeggedtobeexcusedfromingtothehouse,asthedispleasurewithwhichcamiregardedhispresencewasintobeseen.butthebefooledanselmosaidhewouldonnoountallowsuchathing,andsoinathousandwayshebecametheauthorofhisowndishonour,whilehebelievedhewasinsuringhishappiness.meanwhilethesatisfactionwithwhichleonsawherselfempoweredtocarryonheramourreachedsuchaheightthat,regardlessofeverythingelse,射followedherinclinationsunrestrainedly,feelingconfidentthathermistresswouldscreenher,andevenshowherhowtomanageitsafely.atstonenightanselmoheardfootstepsinleonsroom,andontryingtoentertoseewhoitwas,hefoundthatthedoorwasheldagainsthim,whichmadehimallthemoredeterminedtoopenit;andexertinghisstrengthheforceditopen,andenteredtheroomintimetoseeamanleapingthroughthewindowintothestreet.heranquicklytoseizehimordiscoverwhohewas,buthewasunabletoeffecteitherpurpose,forleonflungherarmsroundhimcrying,"becalm,senor;donotgivewaytopassionorfollowhimwhohasescapedfromthis;hebelongstome,andinfactheismyhusband."
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