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堂吉诃德|Don Quixote

Part 2 第19章|Part 2 Chapter 17

属类： 双语小说 【分类】世界名著 -[作者: 塞万提斯] 阅读：[44812]
《堂吉诃德》是一部幽默诙谐、滑稽可笑、充满了奇思妙想的长篇文学巨著。此书主要描写了一个有趣、可敬、可悲、喜欢自欺欺人的没落贵族堂吉诃德，他痴狂地迷恋古代骑士小说，以至于放弃家业，用破甲驽马装扮成古代骑士的样子，再雇佣农民桑乔作侍从，三次出征周游全国，去创建所谓的扶弱锄强的骑士业绩。他们在征险的生涯中闹出了许多笑话，到处碰壁受辱，堂吉诃德多次被打成重伤，有一次还被当成疯子关在笼子里遣送回乡。最后，他因征战不利郁郁寡欢而与世长辞，临终前他那一番貌似悔悟的话语让人匪夷所思又哭笑不得。
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唐吉诃德离开迭戈家后走了不远，就碰到两个教士模样或者学生模样的人，还有两个农夫，四个人都骑着驴。一个学生带着一个绿色粗布包，当旅行包用，里面隐约露出一点白色细呢料和两双粗线袜。另一个学生只带着两把击剑用的新剑，剑上套着剑套。农夫带着其他一些东西。看样子他们是刚从某个大镇采购回来，要把东西送回村里去。学生和农夫同其他初见唐吉诃德的人一样感到惊奇，很想知道这个与众不同的怪人到底是谁。唐吉诃德向他们问好，得知他们与自己同路，便表示愿与他们为伴，请他们放慢一点，因为他们的驴比自己的马走得快。唐吉诃德还简单地向他们介绍了自己是什么人以及自己从事的行当，说自己是个游历四方、寻奇征险的游侠骑士，并且告诉他们，自己叫曼查的唐吉诃德，别名狮子骑士。唐吉诃德这番话对于农夫来说简直是天书，可两个学生却能听懂，他们马上意识到唐吉诃德的头脑有毛病，深感意外，但是出于礼貌，其中一人对唐吉诃德说道：

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“骑士大人，假如您的行程路线不是一成不变的，因为寻奇征险的人常常如此，那么您就同我们一起走吧，这样您就会看到曼查乃至周围很多里之内迄今为止最盛大、最豪华的一次婚礼。”

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唐吉诃德问他是哪位王子的婚礼，竟如此了不起。

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“是一个农夫和一个农妇的婚礼。”学生说道，“农夫是当地的首富，农妇则是男人们见过的最漂亮的女子。婚礼的场面极其新颖别致，因为婚礼将在新娘家所在村庄旁边的一块草地上举行。新娘美貌超群，被称为美女基特里亚，新郎则叫富豪卡马乔。新娘芳龄十八，新郎年方二十二，可谓天生一对，地配一双，虽然有些人好管闲事，总念叨两家的门第不合，因为美女基特里亚家的门第比卡马乔家高。不过，现在已经不太注重这个了，财富完全可以弥补这个裂痕。这个卡马乔很潇洒，忽然心血来潮地要给整片草地搭上树枝，让阳光照不到那覆盖着地面的绿草。他还准备了舞蹈表演，有剑舞和小铃铛舞，村里有的人简直把这两种舞跳绝了；还有踢踏舞，那就更不用说了，请了很多人来跳呢。不过，我刚才说到的这些事，以及其他我没有说到的事，也许都不是这场婚礼上令人最难忘的。我估计最难忘的大概是那个绝望的巴西利奥将在婚礼上的所作所为。巴西利奥是基特里亚邻居家的一个小伙子，他家与基特里亚父母家住隔壁。爱神要利用这个机会向世人重演那个已经被遗忘的皮拉摩斯和提斯柏的爱情故事。巴西利奥从很小的年龄就爱上了基特里亚，基特里亚对他则以礼回报。村里的人在闲谈时就说这两个孩子谈情说爱了。随着两人年龄的增长，基特里亚的父亲不让巴西利奥像以前一样随便到他家去了。为了免得总是放心不下，他让女儿同富豪卡马乔结婚。他觉得把女儿嫁给巴西利奥不合适，巴西利奥的经济条件和家庭境况都不那么好。不过说实话，他是我们所知道的最聪明的小伙子。他掷棒是能手，角斗水平很高，玩球也玩得很好；他跑如雄鹿，跳似山羊，玩滚球游戏简直玩神了；他有百灵鸟一样的歌喉，弹起吉他来如歌如诉，特别是斗起剑来最灵敏。”

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“单凭这点，”唐吉诃德这时说，“别说和美女基特里亚结婚，就是同希内夫拉女王结婚，他也完全配得上，假设女王今天还活着的话！兰萨罗特和其他任何人企图阻止都无济于事。”

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“你们听听我老婆是怎么说的吧，”桑乔刚才一直在旁边默默地听，这时候突然说道，“她历来主张门当户对，就像俗话说的，‘物以类聚，人以群分’。我觉得巴西利奥这个小伙子不错，应该同那个美女基特里亚结婚。谁要想阻止有情人成为眷属，就让他今世长乐，来世长安①！”

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①桑乔在此处把意思说反了。

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“如果有情人就可以结婚，”唐吉诃德说，“那么儿女和谁结婚，以及什么时候结婚，就由不得父母选择和做主了。如果做女儿的可以自主选择丈夫，她很可能会选中父亲的佣人，也可能在大街上见到某个人英俊潇洒，就看上那个人了，尽管那个人其实是好斗的无赖。恋爱很容易蒙住理智的双眼，而理智对于选择配偶是必不可少的。选择配偶很容易失误，必须小心翼翼，还要有老天的特别关照才行。一个人要出远门，如果他是个谨慎的人，就会在上路之前寻找一个可靠的伙伴同行。既然如此，为什么一个人在选择将与自己共同走完生命路程的伴侣时不能这样呢？况且，妻子和丈夫要同床共枕，同桌共餐，做什么事情都在一起呢。妻子不是商品，买了以后还可以退换。这是一件不能分割的事情，生命延续多长，它就有多长。这种联系一旦套到了脖子上，就成了死结，除了死神的斩刀，任何东西都不可能把它解开。关于这个题目，还有很多可以谈的。不过我现在很想知道，关于巴西利奥的事，学士大人是否还有什么可以告诉我的？”

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那个被唐吉诃德称为学士的学生答道：

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“也没有太多可说的了，只知道巴西利奥自从听说美女基特里亚要同卡马乔结婚，就再也没笑过，也没说过一句像样的话，总是若有所思，闷闷不乐地自言自语，神志很明显已经不正常了。他吃得少，睡得也少，而且吃的时候只吃水果，睡的时候就像个野兽似的睡在野外的硬土地上。他不时仰望天空，又不时呆痴地盯着地面，除了空气吹动他的衣服之外，他简直就是一尊雕像。他显然已经伤透了心。我们所有认识他的人都认为，明天美女基特里亚的一声‘愿意’就等于宣判了他的死亡。”

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“上帝会有更好的安排，”桑乔说，“上帝给他造成了创伤，也会给他治伤；从现在到明天还有很多小时呢，谁知道会发生什么事情？说不定什么时候房子就塌了呢。我就见过一边下雨一边出太阳的情况，说不定谁晚上躺下时还好好的，第二天早晨就起不来了呢。你们说，有谁敢夸口自己总能平步青云呢？没有，肯定没有。女人的‘愿意’和‘不愿意’几乎没什么区别。我觉得基特里亚真心实意地爱着巴西利奥，我祝巴西利奥洪福齐天。我听说，爱情会给人戴上有色眼镜，让人把铜看成是金子，把穷看成富，把眼屎看成珍珠。”

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“你还有完没完了，可恶的桑乔？”唐吉诃德说，“你只要说起话来就怪话连篇，非得让魔鬼把你带走才成。你说，你这个畜生，什么‘平步青云’，还有其他那些话，你都懂吗？”

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“如果没有人明白我说的是什么意思，”桑乔说，“那么把我的话都看成胡说八道，也没什么奇怪。不过这也没关系，反正我自己知道，我刚才说的绝非胡说八道，倒是您，我的大人，总是对我所说所做百般地‘挑赐’。”

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“应该说‘挑剔’，”唐吉诃德说，“不是‘挑赐’，挺好的话让你一说就走了样，真不知是谁把你搞得这么糊里糊涂的。”

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“您别跟我生气，”桑乔说，“您知道我不是在京城长大的，也没有在萨拉曼卡上过学，所以不知什么时候，我说话就会多个字或少个字。真得靠上帝保佑了。其实，没有必要让一个萨亚戈人说话同托莱多人一样标准，而且，也不见得所有托莱多人说话都那么利索。”

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“的确如此，”学士说，“同在托莱多，在制革厂和菜市等地区长大的人，就同整天在教堂回廊里闲荡的人说话不一样。纯正、地道、优雅和明确的语言应该由言语严谨的朝臣来说，即使他们出生在马哈拉翁达。我说‘言语严谨’是因为他们当中很多人言语并非严谨，而严谨的言语应当是了解一种优秀语言的语法，再伴之以正确的运用。各位大人，恕我冒昧，我是在萨拉曼卡学习宗教法规的，自认为可以明白、通顺而且言之有意地表达我的思想。”

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另一个学生说：“你不是认为你耍黑剑①的本事比耍嘴皮子的本事还大吗？不然的话，你在学习上就应该排第一，而不是排末尾了。”

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①黑剑指铁剑，白剑指钢剑。

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“喂，你这个多嘴的家伙，”学士说道，“你对击剑的技巧一无所知，所以对它的认识也就大错而特错了。”

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“对于我来说，这并不是什么认识问题，而是切切实实的事实。”那个名叫科丘埃洛的学生说，“如果你想找我领教一下的话，就拿剑来，正好我现在来劲儿呢，而且精神头儿也不小，肯定会让你明白我并没说错。你下来，使出你的步伐、弧圈、角度和理论来吧，我就用我的外行蛮技术，准能把你打得眼冒金星。除了上帝，恐怕还没有谁能让我败阵呢，相反倒是一个个都被我打跑了。”

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“你败阵没败阵我管不着，”另一个也不示弱，“反正你上场立脚之处很可能就是为你掘墓的地方。我是说，你会死在你的技术上。”

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“那就看分晓吧。”科丘埃洛说。

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说着他立刻从驴背上跳下来，怒气冲冲地从学士的驴背上抄起了一把剑。

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“别这么简单，”唐吉诃德这时说，“我愿意做你们的击剑教练和裁判，否则就可能说不清了。”

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唐吉诃德说着跳下马来，抓起他的长矛，站在路中央。此时，学士已经英姿勃勃、步伐有序地冲向科丘埃洛。科丘埃洛也向他刺来，而且眼睛里就像人们常说的那样，冒着火。两个与他们同行的农民则在驴背上观赏这场恶战。科丘埃洛又挥又刺又劈，反手抡，双手砍，重有重力，轻有轻功，频频出击。他像一头暴怒的狮子不断进攻着，可是，学士的剑套忽然迎面飞来，糊到他嘴上，把他的锐气戛然斩断，让他像吻圣物一般吻了那只剑套，虽然并不像吻圣物那样虔诚。最后，学士一剑一剑地把科丘埃洛衣服上的扣子全剥了下来，把他的衣服划成一条一条的，像是章鱼的尾巴，还把他的帽子打掉了两次，弄得他狼狈不堪，气得他抓住剑柄，用尽全身力气扔了出去。在场的一位农夫曾经当过公证员。据他事后证明，那剑扔出了差不多一里地。由此说明，人们完全可以用智巧战胜蛮力。

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科丘埃洛筋疲力尽地坐了下来。桑乔走到他身旁，对他说道：

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“依我看，大学生，您就听听我的劝告，从此以后再也不要向任何人挑战比剑了，最多只能比比摔跤或掷棒，因为您既年轻，又有力气。至于那些击剑高手，我听说他们能准确地把剑尖刺进针鼻儿里去呢。”

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“我很高兴我能认识到我错了，”科丘埃洛说，“经过亲身经历我才明白，我与事实相距甚远。”

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科丘埃洛说着站了起来，拥抱了学士，两人和好如初。这时公证员去捡剑。他们估计他还要一段时间才能回来，就决定不等他了，争取尽早赶到基特里亚那个村庄去，他们都是那个村庄的人。

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在后面这段路程里，学士向大家介绍了一些剑术的技巧，讲得既生动又有条理，大家都意识到了技巧的重要性，科丘埃洛也消除了自己的偏见。

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已是傍晚了。他们还没到达村子，就觉得前面的村子里仿佛有无数星光在闪烁，同时还听到了笛子、小鼓、古琴、双管笛、手鼓、铃鼓等各种乐器混合在一起的轻柔乐曲。走近村子，他们才发现村子入口处已经用树枝搭起了一个棚子，上面装满了彩灯。当时的风非常微弱，连树叶都不摆动，所以彩灯也都静止不动。

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那些吹奏乐曲的人都是来庆贺婚礼的。他们三三两两地来回走动，有的唱，有的跳，还有一部分人演奏着上面说的各种乐器。草地上到处洋溢着欢乐的气氛。更多的人则在忙着搭看台，准备第二天进行歌舞表演，正式举行富豪卡马乔的婚礼和巴西利奥的葬礼。尽管农夫和学生盛情邀请，唐吉诃德却不肯进村。他请求农夫和学生原谅，说他始终认为游侠骑士应当住在野外树林里，而不是留宿在村镇里，哪怕是金屋玉宇也不行。说完唐吉诃德就离开了大路。桑乔对此极为不满，此时他又想起了迭戈家的舒适的住宿条件。

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The history tells that when Don Quixote called out to Sancho to bring him his helmet, Sancho was buying some curds the shepherds agreed to sell him, and flurried by the great haste his master was in did not know what to do with them or what to carry them in; so, not to lose them, for he had already paid for them, he thought it best to throw them into his master’s helmet, and acting on this bright idea he went to see what his master wanted with him. He, as he approached, exclaimed to him:

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“Give me that helmet, my friend, for either I know little of adventures, or what I observe yonder is one that will, and does, call upon me to arm myself.”

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He of the green gaban, on hearing this, looked in all directions, but could perceive nothing, except a cart coming towards them with two or three small flags, which led him to conclude it must be carrying treasure of the King’s , and he said so to Don Quixote. He, however, would not believe him, being always persuaded and convinced that all that happened to him must be adventures and still more adventures; so he replied to the gentleman, “He who is prepared has his battle half fought; nothing is lost by my preparing myself, for I know by experience that I have enemies, visible and invisible, and I know not when, or where, or at what moment, or in what shapes they will attack me;” and turning to Sancho he called for his helmet; and Sancho, as he had no time to take out the curds, had to give it just as it was. Don Quixote took it, and without perceiving what was in it thrust it down in hot haste upon his head; but as the curds were pressed and squeezed the whey began to run all over his face and beard, whereat he was so startled that he cried out to Sancho:

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“Sancho, what’s this? I think my head is softening, or my brains are melting, or I am sweating from head to foot! If I am sweating it is not indeed from fear. I am convinced beyond a doubt that the adventure which is about to befall me is a terrible one. Give me something to wipe myself with, if thou hast it, for this profuse sweat is blinding me.”

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Sancho held his tongue, and gave him a cloth, and gave thanks to God at the same time that his master had not found out what was the matter. Don Quixote then wiped himself, and took off his helmet to see what it was that made his head feel so cool, and seeing all that white mash inside his helmet he put it to his nose, and as soon as he had smelt it he exclaimed:

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“By the life of my lady Dulcinea del Toboso, but it is curds thou hast put here, thou treacherous, impudent, ill-mannered squire!”

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To which, with great composure and pretended innocence, Sancho replied, “If they are curds let me have them, your worship, and I’ll eat them; but let the devil eat them, for it must have been he who put them there. I dare to dirty your helmet! You have guessed the offender finely! Faith, sir, by the light God gives me, it seems I must have enchanters too, that persecute me as a creature and limb of your worship, and they must have put that nastiness there in order to provoke your patience to anger, and make you baste my ribs as you are wont to do. Well, this time, indeed, they have missed their aim, for I trust to my master’s good sense to see that I have got no curds or milk, or anything of the sort; and that if I had it is in my stomach I would put it and not in the helmet.”

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“May he so,” said Don Quixote. All this the gentleman was observing, and with astonishment, more especially when, after having wiped himself clean, his head, face, beard, and helmet, Don Quixote put it on, and settling himself firmly in his stirrups, easing his sword in the scabbard, and grasping his lance, he cried, “Now, come who will, here am I, ready to try conclusions with Satan himself in person!”

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By this time the cart with the flags had come up, unattended by anyone except the carter on a mule, and a man sitting in front. Don Quixote planted himself before it and said, “Whither are you going, brothers? What cart is this? What have you got in it? What flags are those?”

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To this the carter replied, “The cart is mine; what is in it is a pair of wild caged lions, which the governor of Oran is sending to court as a present to his Majesty; and the flags are our lord the King’s , to show that what is here is his property.”

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“And are the lions large?” asked Don Quixote.

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“So large,” replied the man who sat at the door of the cart, “that larger, or as large, have never crossed from Africa to Spain; I am the keeper, and I have brought over others, but never any like these. They are male and female; the male is in that first cage and the female in the one behind, and they are hungry now, for they have eaten nothing to-day, so let your worship stand aside, for we must make haste to the place where we are to feed them.”

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Hereupon, smiling slightly, Don Quixote exclaimed, “Lion-whelps to me! to me whelps of lions, and at such a time! Then, by God! those gentlemen who send them here shall see if I am a man to be frightened by lions. Get down, my good fellow, and as you are the keeper open the cages, and turn me out those beasts, and in the midst of this plain I will let them know who Don Quixote of La Mancha is, in spite and in the teeth of the enchanters who send them to me.”

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“So, so,” said the gentleman to himself at this; “our worthy knight has shown of what sort he is; the curds, no doubt, have softened his skull and brought his brains to a head.”

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At this instant Sancho came up to him, saying, “Senor, for God’s sake do something to keep my master, Don Quixote, from tackling these lions; for if he does they’ll tear us all to pieces here.”

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“Is your master then so mad,” asked the gentleman, “that you believe and are afraid he will engage such fierce animals?”

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“He is not mad,” said Sancho, “but he is venturesome.”

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“I will prevent it,” said the gentleman; and going over to Don Quixote, who was insisting upon the keeper’s opening the cages, he said to him, “Sir knight, knights-errant should attempt adventures which encourage the hope of a successful issue, not those which entirely withhold it; for valour that trenches upon temerity savours rather of madness than of courage; moreover, these lions do not come to oppose you, nor do they dream of such a thing; they are going as presents to his Majesty, and it will not be right to stop them or delay their journey.”

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“Gentle sir,” replied Don Quixote, “you go and mind your tame partridge and your bold ferret, and leave everyone to manage his own business; this is mine, and I know whether these gentlemen the lions come to me or not;” and then turning to the keeper he exclaimed, “By all that’s good, sir scoundrel, if you don’t open the cages this very instant, I’ll pin you to the cart with this lance.”

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The carter, seeing the determination of this apparition in armour, said to him, “Please your worship, for charity’s sake, senor, let me unyoke the mules and place myself in safety along with them before the lions are turned out; for if they kill them on me I am ruined for life, for all I possess is this cart and mules.”

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“O man of little faith,” replied Don Quixote, “get down and unyoke; you will soon see that you are exerting yourself for nothing, and that you might have spared yourself the trouble.”

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The carter got down and with all speed unyoked the mules, and the keeper called out at the top of his voice, “I call all here to witness that against my will and under compulsion I open the cages and let the lions loose, and that I warn this gentleman that he will be accountable for all the harm and mischief which these beasts may do, and for my salary and dues as well. You, gentlemen, place yourselves in safety before I open, for I know they will do me no harm.”

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Once more the gentleman strove to persuade Don Quixote not to do such a mad thing, as it was tempting God to engage in such a piece of folly. To this, Don Quixote replied that he knew what he was about. The gentleman in return entreated him to reflect, for he knew he was under a delusion.

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“Well, senor,” answered Don Quixote, “if you do not like to be a spectator of this tragedy, as in your opinion it will be, spur your flea-bitten mare, and place yourself in safety.”

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Hearing this, Sancho with tears in his eyes entreated him to give up an enterprise compared with which the one of the windmills, and the awful one of the fulling mills, and, in fact, all the feats he had attempted in the whole course of his life, were cakes and fancy bread. “Look ye, senor,” said Sancho, “there’s no enchantment here, nor anything of the sort, for between the bars and chinks of the cage I have seen the paw of a real lion, and judging by that I reckon the lion such a paw could belong to must be bigger than a mountain.”

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“Fear at any rate,” replied Don Quixote, “will make him look bigger to thee than half the world. Retire, Sancho, and leave me; and if I die here thou knowest our old compact; thou wilt repair to Dulcinea — I say no more.” To these he added some further words that banished all hope of his giving up his insane project. He of the green gaban would have offered resistance, but he found himself ill-matched as to arms, and did not think it prudent to come to blows with a madman, for such Don Quixote now showed himself to be in every respect; and the latter, renewing his commands to the keeper and repeating his threats, gave warning to the gentleman to spur his mare, Sancho his Dapple, and the carter his mules, all striving to get away from the cart as far as they could before the lions broke loose. Sancho was weeping over his master’s death, for this time he firmly believed it was in store for him from the claws of the lions; and he cursed his fate and called it an unlucky hour when he thought of taking service with him again; but with all his tears and lamentations he did not forget to thrash Dapple so as to put a good space between himself and the cart. The keeper, seeing that the fugitives were now some distance off, once more entreated and warned him as before; but he replied that he heard him, and that he need not trouble himself with any further warnings or entreaties, as they would be fruitless, and bade him make haste.

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During the delay that occurred while the keeper was opening the first cage, Don Quixote was considering whether it would not be well to do battle on foot, instead of on horseback, and finally resolved to fight on foot, fearing that Rocinante might take fright at the sight of the lions; he therefore sprang off his horse, flung his lance aside, braced his buckler on his arm, and drawing his sword, advanced slowly with marvellous intrepidity and resolute courage, to plant himself in front of the cart, commending himself with all his heart to God and to his lady Dulcinea.

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It is to be observed, that on coming to this passage, the author of this veracious history breaks out into exclamations. “O doughty Don Quixote! high-mettled past extolling! Mirror, wherein all the heroes of the world may see themselves! Second modern Don Manuel de Leon, once the glory and honour of Spanish knighthood! In what words shall I describe this dread exploit, by what language shall I make it credible to ages to come, what eulogies are there unmeet for thee, though they be hyperboles piled on hyperboles! On foot, alone, undaunted, high-souled, with but a simple sword, and that no trenchant blade of the Perrillo brand, a shield, but no bright polished steel one, there stoodst thou, biding and awaiting the two fiercest lions that Africa’s forests ever bred! Thy own deeds be thy praise, valiant Manchegan, and here I leave them as they stand, wanting the words wherewith to glorify them!”

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Here the author’s outburst came to an end, and he proceeded to take up the thread of his story, saying that the keeper, seeing that Don Quixote had taken up his position, and that it was impossible for him to avoid letting out the male without incurring the enmity of the fiery and daring knight, flung open the doors of the first cage, containing, as has been said, the lion, which was now seen to be of enormous size, and grim and hideous mien. The first thing he did was to turn round in the cage in which he lay, and protrude his claws, and stretch himself thoroughly; he next opened his mouth, and yawned very leisurely, and with near two palms’ length of tongue that he had thrust forth, he licked the dust out of his eyes and washed his face; having done this, he put his head out of the cage and looked all round with eyes like glowing coals, a spectacle and demeanour to strike terror into temerity itself. Don Quixote merely observed him steadily, longing for him to leap from the cart and come to close quarters with him, when he hoped to hew him in pieces.

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So far did his unparalleled madness go; but the noble lion, more courteous than arrogant, not troubling himself about silly bravado, after having looked all round, as has been said, turned about and presented his hind-quarters to Don Quixote, and very coolly and tranquilly lay down again in the cage. Seeing this, Don Quixote ordered the keeper to take a stick to him and provoke him to make him come out.

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“That I won’t,” said the keeper; “for if I anger him, the first he’ll tear in pieces will be myself. Be satisfied, sir knight, with what you have done, which leaves nothing more to be said on the score of courage, and do not seek to tempt fortune a second time. The lion has the door open; he is free to come out or not to come out; but as he has not come out so far, he will not come out to-day. Your worship’s great courage has been fully manifested already; no brave champion, so it strikes me, is bound to do more than challenge his enemy and wait for him on the field; if his adversary does not come, on him lies the disgrace, and he who waits for him carries off the crown of victory.”

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“That is true,” said Don Quixote; “close the door, my friend, and let me have, in the best form thou canst, what thou hast seen me do, by way of certificate; to wit, that thou didst open for the lion, that I waited for him, that he did not come out, that I still waited for him, and that still he did not come out, and lay down again. I am not bound to do more; enchantments avaunt, and God uphold the right, the truth, and true chivalry! Close the door as I bade thee, while I make signals to the fugitives that have left us, that they may learn this exploit from thy lips.”

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The keeper obeyed, and Don Quixote, fixing on the point of his lance the cloth he had wiped his face with after the deluge of curds, proceeded to recall the others, who still continued to fly, looking back at every step, all in a body, the gentleman bringing up the rear. Sancho, however, happening to observe the signal of the white cloth, exclaimed, “May I die, if my master has not overcome the wild beasts, for he is calling to us.”

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They all stopped, and perceived that it was Don Quixote who was making signals, and shaking off their fears to some extent, they approached slowly until they were near enough to hear distinctly Don Quixote’s voice calling to them. They returned at length to the cart, and as they came up, Don Quixote said to the carter, “Put your mules to once more, brother, and continue your journey; and do thou, Sancho, give him two gold crowns for himself and the keeper, to compensate for the delay they have incurred through me.”

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“That will I give with all my heart,” said Sancho; “but what has become of the lions? Are they dead or alive?”

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The keeper, then, in full detail, and bit by bit, described the end of the contest, exalting to the best of his power and ability the valour of Don Quixote, at the sight of whom the lion quailed, and would not and dared not come out of the cage, although he had held the door open ever so long; and showing how, in consequence of his having represented to the knight that it was tempting God to provoke the lion in order to force him out, which he wished to have done, he very reluctantly, and altogether against his will, had allowed the door to be closed.

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“What dost thou think of this, Sancho?” said Don Quixote. “Are there any enchantments that can prevail against true valour? The enchanters may be able to rob me of good fortune, but of fortitude and courage they cannot.”

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Sancho paid the crowns, the carter put to, the keeper kissed Don Quixote’s hands for the bounty bestowed upon him, and promised to give an account of the valiant exploit to the King himself, as soon as he saw him at court.

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“Then,” said Don Quixote, “if his Majesty should happen to ask who performed it, you must say The KNIGHT OF THE LIONS; for it is my desire that into this the name I have hitherto borne of Knight of the Rueful Countenance be from this time forward changed, altered, transformed, and turned; and in this I follow the ancient usage of knights-errant, who changed their names when they pleased, or when it suited their purpose.”

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The cart went its way, and Don Quixote, Sancho, and he of the green gaban went theirs. All this time, Don Diego de Miranda had not spoken a word, being entirely taken up with observing and noting all that Don Quixote did and said, and the opinion he formed was that he was a man of brains gone mad, and a madman on the verge of rationality. The first part of his history had not yet reached him, for, had he read it, the amazement with which his words and deeds filled him would have vanished, as he would then have understood the nature of his madness; but knowing nothing of it, he took him to be rational one moment, and crazy the next, for what he said was sensible, elegant, and well expressed, and what he did, absurd, rash, and foolish; and said he to himself, “What could be madder than putting on a helmet full of curds, and then persuading oneself that enchanters are softening one’s skull; or what could be greater rashness and folly than wanting to fight lions tooth and nail?”

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