Sohewentonstringingtogethertheseandotherabsurdities, allinthestyleofthosehisbookshadtaughthim, imitatingtheirlanguageaswellashecould; , atwhichhewasindespair, forhewasanxioustoencountersomeoneatonceuponwhomtotrythemightofhisstrongarm.
WriterstherearewhosaythefirstadventurehemetwithwasthatofPuertoLapice; otherssayitwasthatofthewindmills; butwhatIhaveascertainedonthispoint, andwhatIhavefoundwrittenintheannalsofLaMancha, isthathewasontheroadallday, andtowardsnightfallhishackandhefoundthemselvesdeadtiredandhungry, when, lookingallaroundtoseeifhecoulddiscoveranycastleorshepherd'sshantywherehemightrefreshhimselfandrelievehissorewants, heperceivednotfaroutofhisroadaninn, whichwasaswelcomeasastarguidinghimtotheportals, ifnotthepalaces, ofhisredemption; , girlsofthedistrictastheycallthem, ontheirwaytoSevillewithsomecarrierswhohadchancedtohaltthatnightattheinn; andas, happenwhatmighttoouradventurer, everythinghesaworimagedseemedtohimtobeandtohappenafterthefashionofwhathereadof, themomenthesawtheinnhepicturedittohimselfasacastlewithitsfourturretsandpinnaclesofshiningsilver, , whichtohimseemedacastle, headvanced, andatashortdistancefromithecheckedRocinante, hopingthatsomedwarfwouldshowhimselfuponthebattlements, , andthatRocinantewasinahurrytoreachthestable, hemadefortheinndoor, andperceivedthetwogaydamselswhowerestandingthere, andwhoseemedtohimtobetwofairmaidensorlovelyladiestakingtheireaseatthecastlegate.
