"Godorderitashemay," saidSanchoPanza, andhelpinghimtorisegothimupagainonRocinante, whoseshoulderwashalfout; andthen, discussingthelateadventure, theyfollowedtheroadtoPuertoLapice, forthere, saidDonQuixote, theycouldnotfailtofindadventuresinabundanceandvariety, , hewasmuchgrievedatthelossofhislance, andsayingsotohissquire, headded, "IrememberhavingreadhowaSpanishknight, DiegoPerezdeVargasbyname, havingbrokenhisswordinbattle, torefromanoakaponderousboughorbranch, andwithitdidsuchthingsthatday, andpoundedsomanyMoors, thathegotthesurnameofMachuca, , largeandstoutlikethat, withwhichIamdeterminedandresolvedtodosuchdeedsthatthoumayestdeemthyselfveryfortunateinbeingfoundworthytocomeandseethem, andbeaneyewitnessofthingsthatwillwithdifficultybebelieved."
"BethatasGodwill," saidSancho, "Ibelieveitallasyourworshipsaysit; butstraightenyourselfalittle, foryouseemallononeside, maybefromtheshakingofthefall."
"Thatisthetruth," saidDonQuixote, "andifImakenocomplaintofthepainitisbecauseknights-errantarenotpermittedtocomplainofanywound, eventhoughtheirbowelsbecomingoutthroughit."
"Ifso," saidSancho, "Ihavenothingtosay; , IconfessImustcomplainhoweversmalltheachemaybe; unlessthisruleaboutnotcomplainingextendstothesquiresofknights-errantalso."
DonQuixotecouldnothelplaughingathissquire'ssimplicity, andheassuredhimhemightcomplainwheneverandhoweverhechose, justasheliked, for, sofar, hehadneverreadofanythingtothecontraryintheorderofknighthood.
