Findinghimselfnowclearandquitofallquarrels, hissquire'saswellashisown, DonQuixoteconsideredthatitwouldbeadvisabletocontinuethejourneyhehadbegun, andbringtoaclosethatgreatadventureforwhichhehadbeencalledandchosen; andwiththishighresolvehewentandkneltbeforeDorothea, who, however, wouldnotallowhimtoutteraworduntilhehadrisen; sotoobeyherherose, andsaid, "Itisacommonproverb, fairlady, that 'diligenceisthemotherofgoodfortune,' andexperiencehasoftenshowninimportantaffairsthattheearnestnessofthenegotiatorbringsthedoubtfulcasetoasuccessfultermination; butinnothingdoesthistruthshowitselfmoreplainlythaninwar, wherequicknessandactivityforestallthedevicesoftheenemy, , exaltedandesteemedlady, becauseitseemstomethatforustoremainanylongerinthiscastlenowisuseless, andmaybeinjurioustousinawaythatweshallfindoutsomeday; forwhoknowsbutthatyourenemythegiantmayhavelearnedbymeansofsecretanddiligentspiesthatIamgoingtodestroyhim, andiftheopportunitybegivenhimhemayseizeittofortifyhimselfinsomeimpregnablecastleorstronghold, againstwhichallmyeffortsandthemightofmyindefatigablearmmayavailbutlittle? Therefore, lady, letus, asIsay, forestallhisschemesbyouractivity, andletusdepartatonceinquestoffairfortune; foryourhighnessisonlykeptfromenjoyingitasfullyasyoucoulddesirebymydelayinencounteringyouradversary."
