ContinuinghisdiscourseDonQuixotesaid: "Aswebeganinthestudent'scasewithpovertyanditsaccompaniments, letusseenowifthesoldierisricher, andweshallfindthatinpovertyitselfthereisnoonepoorer; forheisdependentonhismiserablepay, whichcomeslateornever, orelseonwhathecanplunder, seriouslyimperillinghislifeandconscience; andsometimeshisnakednesswillbesogreatthataslasheddoubletserveshimforuniformandshirt, andinthedepthofwinterhehastodefendhimselfagainsttheinclemencyoftheweatherintheopenfieldwithnothingbetterthanthebreathofhismouth, whichIneednotsay, comingfromanemptyplace, mustcomeoutcold, , which, unlessbysomefaultofhis, neversinsbybeingovernarrow, forhecaneasilymeasureoutonthegroundashelikes, androllhimselfaboutinittohisheart', afterallthis, supposethedayandhourfortakinghisdegreeinhiscallingtohavecome; supposethedayofbattletohavearrived, whentheyinvesthimwiththedoctor'scapmadeoflint, tomendsomebullet-hole, perhaps, thathasgonethroughhistemples, , andmercifulHeavenwatchesoverhimandkeepshimsafeandsound, itmaybehewillbeinthesamepovertyhewasinbefore, andhemustgothroughmoreengagementsandmorebattles, andcomevictoriousoutofallbeforehebettershimself; , sirs, ifyouhaveeverreflecteduponit, byhowmuchdothosewhohavegainedbywarfallshortofthenumberofthosewhohaveperishedinit? Nodoubtyouwillreplythattherecanbenocomparison, thatthedeadcannotbenumbered, ; forbyskirts, tosaynothingofsleeves, theyallfindmeansofsupport; sothatthoughthesoldierhasmoretoendure, , fortheformermayberemuneratedbygivingthemplaces, whichmustperforcebeconferreduponmenoftheircalling, whilethelattercanonlyberecompensedoutoftheverypropertyofthemastertheyserve; butthisimpossibilityonlystrengthensmyargument.
