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WHEREIN IS RELATED THE DROLL WAY IN WHICH DON QUIXOTE HAD HIMSELF DUBBED

A KNIGHT

Harassed by this reflection, hefinished it called the landlord, and shutting himself

into the stable with hi, "Froht, until your courtesy grants me the

boon I seek, one that will redound to your praise and the benefit of the

huuest at his feet and hearing a

speech of this kind, stood staring at hi

what to do or say, and entreating hirant the boon deh Magnificence," replied Don Quixote, "and I

have to tell you that the boon I have asked and your liberality has

granted is that you shall dub ht I shall watch my arms in the chapel of this your castle; thus

tomorrow, as I have said, will be acco h all the four quarters of the world

seeking adventures on behalf of those in distress, as is the duty of

chivalry and of knights-errant like myself, whose ambition is directed to

such deeds"

The landlord, who, as has been , and had

already souest's want of wits, was quite convinced

of it on hearing talk of this kind froht he determined to fall in with his hu the object he had in view, and that such a uished as he see showed hier

days had followed the sa in quest of

adventures in various parts of the world, aa, the Isles of Riaran, the Precinct of Seville, the Little

Market of Segovia, the Olivera of Valencia, the Rondilla of Granada, the

Strand of San Lucar, the Colt of Cordova, the Taverns of Toledo, and

divers other quarters, where he had proved the nihimself under

the notice of almost every tribunal and court of justice in Spain; until

at last he had retired to this castle of his, where he was living upon

his property and upon that of others; and where he received all

knights-errant of whatever rank or condition they reat love he bore theht share their substance with