Itwasnotblows, Sanchosaid, butthattherockhadmanypointsandprojections, andthateachofthemhadleftitsmark."Pray, senora," headded, "managetosavesometow, astherewillbenowantofsomeonetouseit, formyloinstooarerathersore."
"Thenyoumusthavefallentoo," saidthehostess.
"Ididnotfall," saidSanchoPanza, "butfromtheshockIgotatseeingmymasterfall, mybodyachessothatIfeelasifIhadhadathousandthwacks."
"Thatmaywellbe," saidtheyounggirl, "forithasmanyatimehappenedtometodreamthatIwasfallingdownfromatowerandnevercomingtotheground, andwhenIawokefromthedreamtofindmyselfasweakandshakenasifIhadreallyfallen."
"Thereisthepoint, senora," repliedSanchoPanza, "thatIwithoutdreamingatall, butbeingmoreawakethanIamnow, findmyselfwithscarcelylesswhealsthanmymaster, DonQuixote."
"Howisthegentlemancalled?" askedMaritornestheAsturian.
"DonQuixoteofLaMancha," answeredSanchoPanza, "andheisaknight-adventurer, andoneofthebestandstoutestthathavebeenseenintheworldthislongtimepast."
"Whatisaknight-adventurer?" saidthelass.
"Areyousonewintheworldasnottoknow?" answeredSanchoPanza."Well, then, youmustknow, sister, thataknight-adventurerisathingthatintwowordsisseendrubbedandemperor, thatisto-daythemostmiserableandneedybeingintheworld, andtomorrowwillhavetwoorthreecrownsofkingdomstogivehissquire."
"Thenhowisit," saidthehostess, "thatbelongingtosogoodamasterasthis, youhavenot, tojudgebyappearances, evensomuchasacounty?"
