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"As my fate has so willed it," said the bachelor, "I entreat you, sir

knight-errant, whose errand has been such an evil one for et froht between the

stirrup and the saddle"

"I would have talked on till to- to wait before telling me of your distress?"

He at once called to Sancho, who, however, had noa sumpter mule, well laden with provender,

which these worthy gentle of

his coat, and, getting together aswould

hold, he loaded his beast, and then hastened to obey his master's call,

and helped hi

hiave him the torch, and Don Quixote bade hi pardon of the theentlemen should want to knoho

was the hero that served them so, your worship may tell them that he is

the faht of the

Rueful Countenance"

The bachelor then took his departure

I forgot to mention that before he did so he said to Don Quixote,

"Re laid violent hands on