&ot;ofasurety，senor，whoeveryouare，foriknowyounot，ithankyoufortheproofsofkdnessandurtesyyouhaveshown，andwouldiwereanditiontoreitewiththgorethangood-willthatwhichyouhavedisplayedtowardstherdialreceptionyouhavegiven;butyfatedoesnotaffordanyotheransofreturngkdnessesdonesavetheheartydesiretorepaythe&ot;

&ot;e，&ot;replieddonixote，&ot;istobeofservicetoyou，uchthatihadrelvednottoittheseountasuntilihadfoundyou，andlearnedofyouwhetherthereisanykdofrelieftobefoundforthatrrowunderwhichfrothestrannessofyourlifeyouseetolabour;andtosearchforyouwithallpossibledilince，ifsearchhadbeennecessaryandifyourisfortuneshouldprovetobeoneofthosethatrefeadissiontoanyrtofnlation，iasypurposetojoyoulantgandourngoverit，farasiuld;foritisstillfortisfortunetofdonewhocanfeelforitandifygoodtentionsdeservetobeacknowleddwithanykdofurtesy，ientreatyou，senor，bythatwhichiperceiveyoupossesshighadegree，andlikewisenjureyoubywhateveryouloveorhavelovedbestlife，totellwhoyouareandthecaethathasbroughtyoutoliveordietheselitudeslikeabrutebeast，dwellgaongtheaannerforeigntoyournditionasyourgarbandappearanceshowandiswear，&ot;addeddonixote，&ot;bytheorderofknighthoodwhichihavereceived，andbyyvocationofknight-errant，ifyougratifythis，toserveyouwithallthezealycallgdeandsof，eitherrelievgyourisfortuneifitaditsofrelief，orjogyoulantgitasiproisedtodo&ot;

theknightofthethicket，hearghioftheruefuluntenancetalkthisstra，didnothgbutstareathi，andstareathiaga，andagasurveyhifroheadtofoot;andwhenhehadthoroughlyexaedhi，hesaidtohi:

&ot;ifyouhaveanythgtogivetoeat，forgod&039;ssakegiveit，andafterihaveeateniwilldoallyouaskacknowledgntofthegoodwillyouhavedisplayedtowards&ot;

sanchofrohissack，andthegoatherdfrohispouch，furni射dtheragdonewiththeansofappeasghishunr，andwhattheygavehiheatelikeahalf-wittedbeg，hastilythathetooknotibeeenouthfuls，ggratherthanswallog;andwhileheateneitherhenortheywhoobservedhiutteredawordasonashehaddoneheadesignstothetofollowhi，whichtheydid，andheledthetoagreenplotwhichlayalittlefartheroffroundthernerofarockonreachgithestretchedhiselfuponthegrass，andtheothersdidthesa，allkeepgsilence，untiltheragdone，settlghiselfhisplace，said:

&ot;ifitisyourwish，sirs，thatishoulddiscloseafewwordsthesurpassgextentofyisfortunes，youtproisenottobreakthethreadofysadstorywithanyestionorotherterruption，forthestantyoudothetaleitellwilletoanend&ot;

thesewordsoftheragdonerededdonixoteofthetalehissirehadtoldhi，whenhefailedtokeepuntofthegoatsthathadcrossedtheriverandthestoryreaedunfi射d;buttoreturntotheragdone，hewentontosay:

&ot;igiveyouthiswarngbecaeiwishtopassbrieflyoverthestoryofyisfortunes，forrecallgthetooryonlyservestoaddfreshones，andthelessyouestiontheonershalliakeanendoftherecital，thoughishallnotoittorelateanythgofiportanceorderfullytosatisfyyourcuriosity&ot;

donixotegavetheproiseforhiselfandtheothers，andwiththisassurancehebeganasfollows:

&ot;ynaiscardenio，ybirthplaceoneofthebestcitiesofthisandasia，yfailynoble，yparentsrich，yisfortunegreatthatyparentsthaveweptandyfailygrievedoveritwithoutbegablebytheirwealthtolightenit;forthegiftsoffortunecandolittletorelievereversessentbyheaventhatsauntrytherewasaheavenwhichlovehadplacedallthegloryiulddesire;suchwasthebeautyofscda，adaselasnobleandasri插si，butofhappierfortunes，andoflessfirnessthanwasduetoworthyapassionasethisscdailoved，worshipped，andadoredfroyearliestandtenderestyears，and射lovedallthenocenceandscerityofchildhoodourparentswereawareofourfeelgs，andwerenotrrytoperceivethe，fortheysawclearlythatastheyripenedtheytleadatlasttoaarriabeeen，athgthatseedalostprearrandbytheealityofourfailiesandwealthwegrewup，andwithourgrowthgrewthelovebeeen，thatthefatherofscdafeltboundforpropriety&039;ssaketorefeadissiontohishoe，thisperhapsiitatgtheparentsofthatthisbecelebratedbythepoets，andthisrefalbutaddedlovetoloveandflatofla;forthoughtheyenforcedsilenceuponourtonguestheyuldnotiposeituponourpens，whichcanakeknowntheheart&039;ssecretstoalovedoneorefreelythantongues;foranyatithepresenceoftheobjectofloveshakesthefirstwillandstrikesdubtheboldesttongueahheavens!howanylettersdidiwriteher，andhowanydatyodestrepliesdidireceive!howanydittiesandlove-ngsdidiposewhichyheartdeclaredandadeknownitsfeelgs，describeditsardentlonggs，revelleditsrellectionsanddalliedwithitsdesires!atlengthgrogipatientandfeelgyheartlanguishgwithlonggtoseeher，irelvedtoputtoexecutionandcarryoutwhatseedtothebestodeofngydesiredandritedreward，toaskherofherfatherforylawfulwife，whichididtothishisanswerwasthathethankedforthedispositionishowedtodohonourtohiandtoregardyselfashonouredbythebestowalofhistreasure;butthatasyfatherwasaliveitwashisbyrighttoakethisdeand，forifierenotaordancewithhisfullwillandpleasure，scdawasnottobetakenorgivenbystealthithankedhiforhiskdness，reflectgthattherewasreanwhathesaid，andthatyfatherwouldassenttoitasonasishouldtellhi，andwiththatviewiwenttheverysastanttolethiknowwhatydesireswerewhenienteredtheroowherehewasifoundhiwithanopenletterhishand，which，beforeiuldutteraword，hegave，sayg，&039;bythisletterthouwiltsee，cardenio，thedispositionthedukericardohastoservethee&039;thisdukericardo，asyou，sirs，probablyknowalready，isagrandeeofspawhohashisseatthebestpartofthisandasiaitookandreadtheletter，whichwasuchedtersflattergthateveniyselffeltitwouldbewrongyfathernottoplywiththereestthedukeadeit，whichwasthathewouldsendidiatelytohi，ashewi射dtobeethepanion，notservant，ofhiseldestn，andwouldtakeuponhiselfthe插rofplacgapositionrrespondgtotheesteewhichheheldonreadgtheletteryvoicefailed，andstillorewheniheardyfathersay，&039;oday射ncethouwiltdepart，cardenio，aordancewiththeduke&039;swish，andgivethankstogodwhoisopengaroadtotheebywhichthouayestattawhatiknowthoudostdeserve;andtotheseword射addedothersoffatherlyunselthetiforydeparturearrived;ispokeonenighttoscda，itoldherallthathadourred，asididaltoherfather，entreatghitoallowdelay，andtodeferthedisposalofherhanduntilishouldseewhatthedukericardoughtof:hegavetheproise，and射nfirditwithvowsandswoongsunnuberedfally，ipresentedyselftotheduke，andwasreceivedandtreatedbyhikdlythatveryonenvybegantodoitswork，theoldservantsgrogenvioof，andregardgtheduke&039;sclationtoshowfavourasanjurytotheselvesbuttheonetowhoyarrivalgavethegreatestpleasurewastheduke&039;ssendn，fernandobyna，agallantyouth，ofnoble，nero，andaorodisposition，whoveryonadetiateafriendofthatitwasrearkedbyeverybody;forthoughtheelderwasattachedto，andshowedkdness，hedidnotcarryhisaffectionatetreatnttothesalengthasdonfernandoithappened，then，thatasbeeenfriendsnosecretreasunshared，andasthefavourienjoyedwithdonfernandohadgrowntofriendship，headeallhisthoughtsknownto，andparticularaloveaffairwhichtroubledhisdalittlehewasdeeplylovewithapeasantgirl，avassalofhisfather&039;s，thedaughterofwealthyparents，andherselfbeautiful，odest，discreet，andvirtuo，thatnoonewhoknewherwasabletodecidewhichoftheserespects射wasosthighlygiftedorostexcelledtheattractionsofthefairpeasantraisedthepassionofdonfernandotosuchapotthat，ordertogahisobjectandoverehervirtuoretions，hedeteredtopledhiswordtohertobeeherhband，fortoatteptitanyotherwaywastoatteptanipossibilityboundtohiasiwasbyfriendship，istrovebythebestarguntsandtheostforcibleexaplesiuldthkoftorestraanddissuadehifrosuchaurse;butperceivgiproducednoeffectirelvedtoakethedukericardo，hisfather，acatedwiththeatter;butdonfernando，begsharp-wittedandshrewd，foresawandapprehendedthis，perceivgthatbyydutyasagoodservantiwasboundnottokeepncealedathguchopposedtothehonourofylordtheduke;and，toisleadanddeceive，hetoldheuldfdnobetterwayofeffacgfrohisdthebeautythatenslavedhithanbyabsentghiselfforonths，andthathewi射dtheabsencetobeeffectedbyourgog，bothof，toyfather&039;shoeunderthepretence，whichhewouldaketotheduke，ofgogtoseeandbuyfehorsesthattherewereycity，whichproducesthebesttheworldwheniheardhisay，evenifhisretionhadnotbeengoodaoneishouldhavehaileditasoneofthehappiestthatuldbeiaged，proptedbyyaffection，seegwhatafavourable插nceandopportunityitofferedofreturngtoseeyscdawiththisthoughtandwishindedhisideaandenuradhisdesign，advisghitoputittoexecutionasicklyaspossible，as，truth，absenceproduceditseffectspiteoftheostdeeplyrootedfeelgsbut，asafterwardsappeared，whenhesaidthistohehadalreadyenjoyedthepeasantgirnderthetitleofhband，andwaswaitgforanopportunityofakgitknownwithsafetytohiself，begdreadofwhathisfatherthedukewoulddowhenhecatoknowofhisfollyithappened，then，thataswithyoungnloveisfortheostpartnothgorethanappetite，which，asitsfalobjectisenjoynt，estoanendonobtagit，andthatwhichseedtobelovetakestoflight，asitcannotpasstheliitfixedbynature，whichfixesnoliittotruelove-whatianisthatafterdonfernandohadenjoyedthispeasantgirlhispassionsubsidedandhisearnessoled，andifatfirsthefeignedawishtoabsenthiselfordertocurehislove，hewasnowrealityanxiotogotoavoidkeepghisproise