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Don Quixote understood him quite well, and answered hiht, as thou art none, I should have already chastised thy

folly and rashness, entleman!--I swear to God thou liest as I am Christian: if thou

droppest lance and drawest sword, soon shalt thou see thou art carrying

water to the cat: Biscayan on land, hidalgo at sea, hidalgo at the devil,

and look, if thou sayest otherwise thou liest"

"'"You will see presently," said Agrajes,'" replied Don Quixote; and

throwing his lance on the ground he drew his sword, braced his buckler on

his ar his life

The Biscayan, when he saw hih he wished to dis one of those sorry ones let out for hire,

he had no confidence, had no choice but to draw his sword; it was lucky

for him, however, that he was near the coach, from which he was able to

snatch a cushion that served him for a shield; and they went at one

another as if they had been two mortal enemies The others strove to make

peace between them, but could not, for the Biscayan declared in his

disjointed phrase that if they did not let him finish his battle he would