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To which Sancho s about

in such a way thatan

emperor, to be an archbishop, I should like to knohat

archbishops-errant coive them," said the curate, some simple benefice or cure,

or soood fixed inco the altar fees, which may be reckoned at as much more"

"But for that," said Sancho, "the squire must be unmarried, and must

know, at any rate, how to help at mass, and if that be so, woe is me, for

I am married already and I don't know the first letter of the A B C What

will become of me if my master takes a fancy to be an archbishop and not

an ehts-errant?"

"Be not uneasy, friend Sancho," said the barber, "for ill entreat

yourit upon him as a case of

conscience, to become an emperor and not an archbishop, because it will

be easier for hiht," said Sancho; "though I can tell you he is fit for

anything: what I mean to do for my part is to pray to our Lord to place

him where it may be best for him, and where he may be able to bestow most

favours upon me"

"You speak like a

like a good Christian; but what must now be done is to take steps to coax