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donquixotesighedonhearingtheduchesssrequest，andsaid，"ificouldpluckoutmyheart，andyitonateonthistableherebeforeyourhighnessseyes，itwouldsparemytonguethepainoftellingwhatcanhardlybethoughtof，forinityourexcellencewouldseeherportrayedinfull.butwhyshouldiattempttodepictanddescribeindetail，andfeaturebyfeature，thebeautyofthepeerlessdulcinea，theburdenbeingoneworthyofothershouldersthanmine，anenterprisewhereinthepencilsofparrhasius，timantes，andapelles，andthegraveroflysippusoughttobeemployed，topaintitinpicturesandcarveitinmarbleandbronze，andciceroniananddemosthenianeloquencetosounditspraises?"

"whatdoesdemosthenianmean，senordonquixote?"saidtheduchess;"itisawordineverheardinallmylife."

"demosthenianeloquence，"saiddonquixote，"meanstheeloquenceofdemosthenes，asciceronianmeansthatofcicero，whowerethetwomosteloquentoratorsintheworld."

"true，"saidtheduke;"youmusthavelostyourwitstoasksuchaquestion.nevertheless，senordonquixotewouldgreatlygratifyusifhewoulddepicthertous;forneverfear，eveninanoutlineorsketch射willbesomethingtomakethefairestenvious."

"iwoulddosocertainly，"saiddonquixote，"had射notbeenblurredtomymindseyebythemisfortunethatfelluponherashorttimesince，oneofsuchanaturethatiammorereadytoweepoveritthantodescribeit.foryourhighnessesmustknowthat，goingafewdaysbacktokissherhandsandreceiveherbenediction，approbation，andpermissionforthisthirdsally，ifoundheraltogetheradifferentbeingfromtheoneisought;ifoundheren插ntedand插ngedfromaprincessintoapeasant，fromfairtofoul，fromanangelintoadevil，fromfragranttopestiferous，fromrefinedtoclownish，fromadignifieddyintoajumpingtomboy，and，inaword，fromdulcineadeltobosointoacoarsesayagowench."

"godblessme!"saidthedukealoudatthis，"whocanhavedheworldsuchaninjury?whocanhaverobbeditofthebeautythatddenedit，ofthegraceandgaietythat插rmedit，ofthemodestythat射dalustreuponit?"

"who?"replieddonquixote;"whocoulditbebutsomemalignanten插nterofthemanythatpersecutemeoutofenvy-thatursedracebornintotheworldtoobscureandbringtonaughttheachievementsofthegood，andglorifyandexaltthedeedsofthewicked?en插ntershavepersecutedme，en插nterspersecutemestill，anden插nterswillcontinuetopersecutemeuntiltheyhavesunkmeandmyloftychivalryinthedeepabyssofoblivion;andtheyinjureandwoundmewheretheyknowifeelitmost.fortodepriveaknight-errantofhisdyistodeprivehimoftheeyesheseeswith，ofthesunthatgiveshimlight，ofthefoodwherebyhelives.manyatimebeforehaveisaidit，andisayitnowoncemore，aknight-errantwithoutadyislikeatreewithoutleaves，abuildingwithoutafoundation，orashadowwithoutthebodythatcausesit."

"thereisnodenyingit，"saidtheduchess;"butstill，ifwearetobelievethehistoryofdonquixotethathaseoutheretelywithgeneralapuse，itistobeinferredfromit，ifimistakenot，thatyouneversawthedydulcinea，andthatthesaiddyisnothingintheworldbutanimaginarydy，onethatyouyourselfbegotandgavebirthtoinyourbrain，andadornedwithwhatever插rmsandperfectionsyouchose."

"thereisagooddealtobesaidonthatpoint，"saiddonquixote;"godknowswhetherthereheanydulcineaornotintheworld，orwhether射isimaginaryornotimaginary;thesearethingstheproofofwhichmustnotbepu射dtoextremelengths.ihavenotbegottennorgivenbirthtomydy，thoughibeholdheras射needsmustbe，adywhocontainsinherselfallthequalitiestomakeherfamousthroughouttheworld，beautifulwithoutblemish，dignifiedwithouthaughtiness，tenderandyetmodest，graciousfromcourtesyandcourteousfromgoodbreeding，andstly，ofexaltedlineage，becausebeautyshinesforthandexcelswithahigherdegreeofperfectionupongoodbloodthaninthefairoflowlybirth."

"thatistrue，"saidtheduke;"butsenordonquixotewillgivemeleavetosaywhatiamconstrainedtosaybythestoryofhisexploitsthatihaveread，fromwhichitistobeinferredthat，grantingthereisadulcineaineltoboso，oroutofit，andthat射isinthehighestdegreebeautifulasyouhavedescribedhertous，asregardstheloftinessofherlineage射isnotonaparwiththeorianas，strajareas，madasimas，orothersofthatsort，withwhom，asyouwellknow，thehistoriesabound."

"tothatimayreply，"saiddonquixote，"thatdulcineaisthedaughterofherownworks，andthatvirtuesrectifyblood，andthatlowlyvirtueismoretoberegardedandesteemedthanexaltedvice.dulcinea，besides，hasthatwithinherthatmayraisehertobeacrownedandsceptredqueen;forthemeritofafairandvirtuouswomaniscapableofperforminggreatermiracles;andvirtually，thoughnotformally，射hasinherselfhigherfortunes."

"iprotest，senordonquixote，"saidtheduchess，"thatinallyousay，yougomostcautiouslyandleadinhand，asthesayingis;henceforthiwillbelievemyself，andiwilltakecarethateveryoneinmyhousebelieves，evenmylordthedukeifneedsbe，thatthereisadulcineaineltoboso，andthat射islivingto-day，andthat射isbeautifulandnoblybornanddeservestohavesuchaknightassenordonquixoteinherservice，andthatisthehighestpraisethatitisinmypowertogiveherorthaticanthinkof.buticannothelpentertainingadoubt，andhavingacertaingrudgeagainstsanchopanza;thedoubtisthis，thattheaforesaidhistoryderesthatthesaidsanchopanza，whenhecarriedaletteronyourworshipsbehalftothesaiddydulcinea，foundhersiftingasackofwheat;andmorebytokenitsaysitwasredwheat;athingwhichmakesmedoubttheloftinessofherlineage."

tothisdonquixotemadeanswer，"senora，yourhighnessmustknowthateverythingoralmosteverythingthathappensmetranscendstheordinarylimitsofwhathappenstootherknights-errant;whetherithethatitisdirectedbytheinscrutablewillofdestiny，orbythemaliceofsomejealousen插nter.nowitisanestabli射dfactthatallormostfamousknights-erranthavesomespecialgift，onethatofbeingproofagainsten插ntment，anotherthatofbeingmadeofsuchinvulnerablefleshthathecannotbewounded，aswasthefamousrnd，oneofthetwelvepeersoffrance，ofwhomitisrtedthathecouldnotbewoundedexceptinthesoleofhisleftfoot，andthatitmustbewiththepointofastoutpinandnotwithanyothersortofweaponwhatever;andso，whenbernardodelcarpioslewhimatroncesvalles，findingthathecouldnotwoundhimwithsteel，heliftedhimupfromthegroundinhisarmsandstrangledhim，callingtomindseasonablythedeathwhichherculesinflictedonantaeus，thefiercegiantthattheysaywasthesonofterra.iwouldinferfromwhatihavementionedthatperhapsimayhavesomegiftofthiskind，notthatofbeinginvulnerable，becauseexperiencehasmanytimesprovedtomethatiamoftenderfleshandnotatallimprable;northatofbeingproofagainsten插ntment，forihavealreadyseenmyselfthrustintoacage，inwhichalltheworldwouldnothavebeenabletoconfinemeexceptbyforceofen插ntments.butasideliveredmyselffromthatone，iaminclinedtobelievethatthereisnootherthatcanhurtme;andso，theseen插nters，seeingthattheycannotexerttheirvilecraftagainstmyperson，revengethemselvesonwhatilovemost，andseektorobmeoflifebymaltreatingthatofdulcineainwhomilive;andthereforeiamconvincedthatwhenmysquirecarriedmymessagetoher，they插ngedherintoamonpeasantgirl，engagedinsuchameanupationassiftingwheat;ihavealreadysaid，however，thatthatwheatwasnotredwheat，norwheatatall，butgrainsoforientpearl.andasaproofofallthis，imusttellyourhighnessesthatingtoeltobosoashorttimeback，iwasaltogetherunabletodiscoverthepceofdulcinea;andthatthenextday，thoughsancho，mysquire，sawherinherownpropershape，whichisthefairestintheworld，tome射appearedtobeacoarse，ill-favouredfarm-wench，andbynomeansawell-spokenone，射whoisproprietyitself.andso，asiamnotand，sofarasonecanjudge，cannotbeen插nted，射itisthatisen插nted，thatissmitten，thatisaltered，插nged，andtransformed;inherhavemyenemiesrevengedthemselvesuponme，andforhershalliliveinceaselesstears，untiliseeherinherpristinestate.ihavementionedthislestanybodyshouldmindwhatsanchosaidaboutdulcineaswinnowingorsifting;for，asthey插ngedhertome，itisnowonderifthey插ngedhertohidulcineaisillustriousandwell-born，andofoneofthegentlefamiliesofeltoboso，whicharemany，ancient，andgood.therein，mostassuredly，notsmallistheshareofthepeerlessdulcinea，throughwhomhertownwillbefamousandcelebratedinagestoe，astroywasthroughhelen，andspainthroughcava，thoughwithabettertitleandtradition.foranotherthing;iwouldhaveyourgracesunderstandthatsanchopanzaisoneofthedrollestsquiresthateverservedknight-errant;sometimesthereisasimplicityabouthimsoacutethatitisanamusementtotryandmakeoutwhetherheissimpleorsharp;hehasmischievoustricksthatstamphimrogue，andblunderingwaysthatprovehimabooby;hedoubtseverythingandbelieveseverything;whenifancyheisonthepointofingdownheadlongfrom射erstupidity，heesoutwithsomethingshrewdthatsendshimuptotheskies.afterall，iwouldnotex插ngehimforanothersquire，thoughiweregivenacitytoboot，andthereforeiamindoubtwhetheritwillbewelltosendhimtothegovernmentyourhighnesshasbestoweduponhim;thoughiperceiveinhimacertainaptitudefortheworkofgoverning，sothat，withalittletrimmingofhisunderstanding，hewouldmanageanygovernmentaseasilyasthekingdoeshistaxes;andmoreover，weknowalreadyampleexperiencethatitdoesnotrequiremuchclevernessormuchlearningtobeagovernor，forthereareahundredroundaboutusthatscarcelyknowhowtoread，andgovernlikegerfalcons.themainpointisthattheyshouldhavegoodintentionsandbedesirousofdoingrightinallthings，fortheywillneverbeatalossforpersonstoadviseanddirecttheminwhattheyhavetodo，likethoseknight-governorswho，beingnowyers，pronouncesentenceswiththeaidofanassessor.myadvicetohimwillbetotakenobribeandsurrendernoright，andihavesomeotherlittlemattersinreserve，thatshallbeproducedindueseasonforsanchosbenefitandtheadvantageoftheindheistogovern."

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