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"It cohty people say,

'Never ask as a favour what thou canst take by force;' though it would

fit better to say, 'A clear escape is better than good , your worship's father-in-laill

not condescend to give youfor it

but, as your worship says, to seize her and transport her But the

mischief is that until peace is doo, unless it be that the confidante damsel that is to be his wife comes

with the princess, and that with her he tides over his bad luck until

Heaven otherwise orders things; for his ive her to him at once for a laife"

"Nobody can object to that," said Don Quixote

"Then since thatfor it but to

commend ourselves to God, and let fortune take what course it will"

"God guide it according to my wishes and thy wants," said Don Quixote,

"and mean be he who thinks himself mean"

"In God's name let him be so," said Sancho: "I ah"

"And h for thee," said Don Quixote; "and even wert thou