Thussettingout, ournew-fledgedadventurerpacedalong, talkingtohimselfandsaying, "Whoknowsbutthatintimetocome, whentheveracioushistoryofmyfamousdeedsismadeknown, thesagewhowritesit, whenhehastosetforthmyfirstsallyintheearlymorning, willdoitafterthisfashion? 'ScarcehadtherubicundApollospreado'erthefaceofthebroadspaciousearththegoldenthreadsofhisbrighthair, scarcehadthelittlebirdsofpaintedplumageattunedtheirnotestohailwithdulcetandmellifluousharmonythecomingoftherosyDawn, that, desertingthesoftcouchofherjealousspouse, wasappearingtomortalsatthegatesandbalconiesoftheMancheganhorizon, whentherenownedknightDonQuixoteofLaMancha, quittingthelazydown, mountedhiscelebratedsteedRocinanteandbegantotraversetheancientandfamousCampodeMontiel;'" whichinfacthewasactuallytraversing."Happytheage, happythetime," hecontinued, "inwhichshallbemadeknownmydeedsoffame, worthytobemouldedinbrass, carvedinmarble, limnedinpictures, , Osagemagician, whoeverthouart, towhomitshallfalltobethechroniclerofthiswondroushistory, forgetnot, Ientreatthee, mygoodRocinante, theconstantcompanionofmywaysandwanderings." Presentlyhebrokeoutagain, asifhewerelove-strickeninearnest, "OPrincessDulcinea, ladyofthiscaptiveheart, agrievouswronghastthoudonemetodrivemeforthwithscorn, , deigntoholdinremembrancethisheart, thyvassal, thatthusinanguishpinesforloveofthee."
