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"On no account will I allow it," said the curate; "your htiness must

rereatest

deeds and adventures that have been beheld in our age; as for h to entlefolk who accompany your worship, if they

have no objection, and I will fancy I aer that bore the famous Moor, Muzaraque, who to this

day lies enchanted in the great hill of Zulema, a little distance from

the great Complutum"

"Nor even that will I consent to, senor licentiate," answered Don

Quixote, "and I knoill be the good pleasure of my lady the

princess, out of love for ive up the saddle

of his mule to your worship, and he can sit behind if the beast will bear

it"

"It will, I am sure," said the princess, "and I am sure, too, that I need

not order my squire, for he is too courteous and considerate to allow a

Churchht be hting, he offered his

saddle to the curate, who accepted it withoutbehind, theas it

happened a hired one, which is the sa ill-conditioned,

lifted its hind hoofs and let fly a couple of kicks in the air, which

would have made Master Nicholas wish his expedition in quest of Don