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sorrow under which froeness of your life you seeence, if search had been

necessary And if your misfortune should prove to be one of those that

refuse admission to any sort of consolation, it wasover it, so far as I could; for it is still

some comfort in ood intentions deserve to be acknowledged with any kind of courtesy, I

entreat you, senor, by that which I perceive you possess in so high a

degree, and likewise conjure you by whatever you love or have loved best

in life, to tell ht you to

live or die in these solitudes like a brute beast, dwelling aarb and appearance show

And I swear," added Don Quixote, "by the order of knighthood which I have

received, and by ratifyde youryou in

laht of the Thicket, hearing hi but stare at hiain survey hihly exaive ive it me, and

after I have eaten I will do all you ask in acknowledgoodwill you have displayed towards me"