DonQuixoteaskedPedrototellhimwhothedeadmanwasandwhotheshepherdess, towhichPedrorepliedthatallheknewwasthatthedeadmanwasawealthygentlemanbelongingtoavillageinthosemountains, whohadbeenastudentatSalamancaformanyyears, attheendofwhichhereturnedtohisvillagewiththereputationofbeingverylearnedanddeeplyread."Aboveall, theysaid, hewaslearnedinthescienceofthestarsandofwhatwentonyonderintheheavensandthesunandthemoon, forhetoldusofthecrisofthesunandmoontoexacttime."
"Eclipseitiscalled, friend, notcris, thedarkeningofthosetwoluminaries," saidDonQuixote; butPedro, nottroublinghimselfwithtrifles, wentonwithhisstory, saying, "Alsoheforetoldwhentheyearwasgoingtobeoneofabundanceorestility."
"Sterility, youmean," saidDonQuixote.
"Sterilityorestility," answeredPedro, ", biddingthem 'sowbarleythisyear, notwheat; thisyearyoumaysowpulseandnotbarley; thenexttherewillbeafulloilcrop, andthethreefollowingnotadropwillbegot.'"
