thecanontookhishand,tiedtogetherastheybothwere,andonhiswordandpromisetheyunboundhim,andrejoicedbeyondmeasurehewastofindhimselfoutofthecage.thefirstthinghedidwastostretchhimselfallover,andthenhewenttowhererocinantewasstandingandgivinghimacoupleofpsonthehaunchessaid,"istilltrustingodandinhisblessedmother,oflowerandmirrorofsteeds,thatweshallsoonseeourselves,bothofus,aswewishtobe,thouwiththymasteronthyback,andimounteduponthee,followingthecallingforwhichgodsentmeintotheworld."andsosaying,apaniedbysancho,hewithdrewtoaretiredspot,fromwhichhecamebackmuchrelievedandmoreeagerthanevertoputhissquiresschemeintoexecution.
thecanongazedathim,wonderingattheextraordinarynatureofhismadness,andthatinallhisremarksandrepliesheshouldshowsuchexcellentsense,andonlylosehisstirrups,ashasbeenalreadysaid,whenthesubjectofchivalrywasbroached.andso,movedbpassion,hesaidtohim,astheyallsatonthegreengrassawaitingthearrivaloftheprovisions:
"isitpossible,gentlesir,thatthenauseousandidlereadingofbooksofchivalrycanhavehadsuchaneffectonyourworshipastoupsetyourreasonsothatyoufancyyourselfen插nted,andthelike,allasfarfromthetruthasfalsehooditselfis?howcantherebeanyhumanunderstandingthatcanpersuadeitselfthereeverwasallthatinfinityofamadisesintheworld,orallthatmultitudeoffamousknights,allthoseemperorsoftrebizond,allthosefelixmartesofhircania,allthosepalfreys,anddamsels-errant,andserpents,andmonsters,andgiants,andmarvellousadventures,anden插ntmentsofeverykind,andbattles,andprodigiousencounters,splendidcostumes,love-sickprincesses,squiresmadecounts,drolldwarfs,loveletters,billingsandcooings,swashbucklerwomen,and,inaword,allthatnonsensethebooksofchivalrycontain?formyself,icanonlysaythatwhenireadthem,solongasidonotstoptothinkthattheyareallliesandfrivolity,theygivemeacertainamountofpleasure;butwhenietoconsiderwhattheyare,iflingtheverybestofthematthewall,andwouldflingitintothefireiftherewereoneathand,asrichlydeservingsuchpunishmentascheatsandimpostorsoutoftherangeofordinarytoleration,andasfoundersofnewsectsandmodesoflife,andteachersthatleadtheignorantpublictobelieveandeptastruthallthefollytheycontain.andsuchistheiraudacity,theyevendaretounsettlethewitsofgentlemenofbirthandintelligence,asisshowninlybythewaytheyhaveservedyourworship,whentheyhavebroughtyoutosuchapassthatyouhavetobeshutupinacageandcarriedonanox-cartasonewouldcarryalionoratigerfromcetocetomakemoneybyshowingit.e,senordonquixote,havesompassionforyourself,returntothebosomofmonsense,andmakeuseoftheliberalshareofitthatheavenhasbeenpleasedtobestowuponyou,employingyourabundantgiftsofmindinsomeotherreadingthatmayservetobenefityourconscienceandaddtoyourhonour.andif,stillledawaybyyournaturalbent,youdesiretoreadbooksofachievementsandofchivalry,readthebookofjudgesintheholyscriptures,forthereyouwillfindgrandreality,anddeedsastrueastheyareheroic.lusitaniahadaviriatus,romeacaesar,carthageahannibal,greeceanalexander,castileacountfernangonzalez,valenciaacid,andalusiaagonzalofernandez,estremaduraadiegogarciadeparedes,jerezagarciperezdevargas,toledoagarcso,sevilleadonmanueldeleon,toreadofwhosevaliantdeedswillentertainandinstructtheloftiestmindsandfillthemwithdelightandwonder.here,senordonquixote,willbereadingworthyofyoursoundunderstanding;fromwhichyouwillriselearnedinhistory,inlovewithvirtue,strengthenedingoodness,improvedinmanners,bravewithoutrashness,prudentwithoutcowardice;andalltothehonourofgod,yourownadvantageandthegloryofman插,whence,iaminformed,yourworshipderivesyourbirth."
donquixotelistenedwiththegreatestattentiontothecanonswords,andwhenhefoundhehadfini射d,afterregardinghimforsometime,herepliedtohim:
"itappearstome,gentlesir,thatyourworshipsdiscourseisintendedtopersuademethatthereneverwereanyknights-errantintheworld,andthatallthebooksofchivalryarefalse,lying,mischievousanduselesstothestate,andthatihavedonewronginreadingthem,andworseinbelievingthem,andstillworseinimitatingthem,wheniundertooktofollowthearduouscallingofknight-errantrywhichtheysetforth;foryoudenythatthereeverwereamadisesofgaulorofgreece,oranyotheroftheknightsofwhomthebooksarefull."
"itisallexactlyasyoustateit,"saidthecanon;towhichdonquixotereturned,"youalsowentontosaythatbooksofthiskindhaddonememuchharm,inasmuchastheyhadupsetmysenses,andshutmeupinacage,andthatitwouldbebetterformetoreformand插ngemystudies,andreadothertruerbookswhichwouldaffordmorepleasureandinstruction."
"justso,"saidthecanon.
"wellthen,"returneddonquixote,"tomyminditisyouwhoaretheonethatisoutofhiswitsanden插nted,asyouhaveventuredtouttersuchsphemiesagainstathingsouniversallyacknowledgedandeptedastruethatwhoeverdeniesit,asyoudo,deservesthesamepunishmentwhichyousayyouinflictonthebooksthatirritateyouwhenyoureadthefortotrytopersuadeanybodythatamadis,andalltheotherknights-adventurerswithwhomthebooksarefilled,neverexisted,wouldbeliketryingtopersuadehimthatthesundoesnotyieldlight,oricecold,orearthnourishment.whatwitintheworldcanpersuadeanotherthatthestoryoftheprincessfloripesandguyofburgundyisnottrue,orthatoffierabrasandthebridgeofmantible,whichhappenedinthetimeof插rlemagne?forbyallthatisgooditisastrueasthatitisdaylightnow;andifitbealie,itmustbealietoothattherewasahector,orachilles,ortrojanwar,ortwelvepeersoffrance,orarthurofennd,whostilllives插ngedintoaraven,andisunceasinglylookedforinhiskingdoonemightjustaswelltrytomakeoutthatthehistoryofguarinomezquino,orofthequestoftheholygrail,isfalse,orthatthelovesoftristramandthequeenyseultareapocryphal,aswellasthoseofguinevereandncelot,whentherearepersonswhocanalmostrememberhavingseenthedamequintanona,whowasthebestcupbeareringreatbritain.andsotrueisthis,thatirecollectagrandmotherofmineonthefathersside,whenever射sawanydameinavenerablehood,usedtosaytome,grandson,thatoneislikedamequintanona,fromwhichiconcludethat射musthaveknownher,oratleasthadmanagedtoseesomeportraitofher.thenwhocandenythatthestoryofpierresandthefairmagalonaistrue,wheneventothisdaymaybeseeninthekingsarmourythepinwithwhichthevaliantpierresguidedthewoodenhorseherodethroughtheair,anditisatriflebiggerthanthepoleofacart?andalongsideofthepinisbabiecassaddle,andatroncesvallesthereisrndshorn,asrgeasargebeam;whencewemayinferthatthereweretwelvepeers,andapierres,andacid,andotherknightslikethem,ofthesortpeoplemonlycalladventurers.orperhapsishallbetold,too,thattherewasnosuchknight-errantasthevaliantlusitanianjuandemerlo,whowenttoburgundyandinthecityofarrasfoughtwiththefamouslordof插rny,mosenpierresbyname,andafterwardsinthecityofbaslewithmosenenriquederemesten,ingoutofbothencounterscoveredwithfameandhonour;oradventuresand插llengesachievedanddelivered,alsoinburgundy,bythevaliantspaniardspedrobarbaandgutierrequixada(ofwhosefamilyieinthedirectmaleline),whentheyvanqui射dthesonsofthecountofsanpolo.ishallbetold,too,thatdonfernandodeguevaradidnotgoinquestofadventurestogermany,whereheengagedinbatwithmicergeorge,aknightofthehouseofthedukeofaustria.ishallbetoldthatthejoustsofsuerodequinones,himofthepaso,andtheempriseofmosenluisdefalcesagainstthecastilianknight,dongonzalodeguzman,weremeremockeries;aswellasmanyotherachievementsofchristianknightsoftheseandforeignrealms,whi插resoauthenticandtrue,that,irepeat,hewhodeniesthemmustbetotallywantinginreasonandgoodsense."
thecanonwasamazedtohearthemedleyoftruthandfictiondonquixoteuttered,andtoseehowwellacquaintedhewaswitheverythingrtingorbelongingtotheachievementsofhisknight-errantry;sohesaidinreply:
"icannotdeny,senordonquixote,thatthereissometruthinwhatyousay,especiallyasregardsthespanishknights-errant;andiamwillingtogranttoothatthetwelvepeersoffranceexisted,butiamnotdisposedtobelievethattheydidallthethingsthatthearchbishopturpinrtesoftheforthetruthofthematteristheywereknightschosenbythekingsoffrance,andcalledpeersbecausetheywereallequalinworth,rankandprowess(atleastiftheywerenottheyoughttohavebeen),anditwasakindofreligiousorderlikethoseofsantiagoandctravainthepresentday,inwhichitisassumedthatthosewhotakeitarevaliantknightsofdistinctionandgoodbirth;andjustaswesaynowaknightofst.john,orofalcantara,theyusedtosaythenaknightofthetwelvepeers,becausetwelveequalswerechosenforthatmilitaryorder.thattherewasacid,aswellasabernardodelcarpio,therecanbenodoubt;butthattheydidthedeedspeoplesaytheydid,iholdtobeverydoubtful.inthatothermatterofthepinofcountpierresthatyouspeakof,andsayisnearbabiecassaddleinthearmoury,iconfessmysin;foriameithersostupidorsoshort-sighted,that,thoughihaveseenthesaddle,ihaveneverbeenabletoseethepin,inspiteofitbeingasbigasyourworshipsaysitis."
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