Thelandlord, who, ashasbeenmentioned, wassomethingofawag, andhadalreadysomesuspicionofhisguest'swantofwits, wasquiteconvincedofitonhearingtalkofthiskindfromhim, , andthatsuchamotivewasnaturalandbecomingincavaliersasdistinguishedasheseemedandhisgallantbearingshowedhimtobe; andthathehimselfinhisyoungerdayshadfollowedthesamehonourablecalling, roaminginquestofadventuresinvariouspartsoftheworld, amongotherstheCuring-groundsofMalaga, theIslesofRiaran, thePrecinctofSeville, theLittleMarketofSegovia, theOliveraofValencia, theRondillaofGranada, theStrandofSanLucar, theColtofCordova, theTavernsofToledo, anddiversotherquarters, wherehehadprovedthenimblenessofhisfeetandthelightnessofhisfingers, doingmanywrongs, cheatingmanywidows, ruiningmaidsandswindlingminors, and, inshort, bringinghimselfunderthenoticeofalmosteverytribunalandcourtofjusticeinSpain; untilatlasthehadretiredtothiscastleofhis, wherehewaslivinguponhispropertyanduponthatofothers; andwherehereceivedallknights-errantofwhateverrankorconditiontheymightbe, , moreover, thatinthiscastleofhistherewasnochapelinwhichhecouldwatchhisarmour, asithadbeenpulleddowninordertoberebuilt, butthatinacaseofnecessityitmight, heknew, bewatchedanywhere, andhemightwatchitthatnightinacourtyardofthecastle, andinthemorning, Godwilling, therequisiteceremoniesmightbeperformedsoastohavehimdubbedaknight, , towhichDonQuixoterepliedthathehadnotafarthing, ; for, thoughnotrecordedinthehistories, becauseintheauthor'sopiniontherewasnoneedtomentionanythingsoobviousandnecessaryasmoneyandcleanshirts, itwasnottobesupposedthereforethattheydidnotcarrythem, andhemightregarditascertainandestablishedthatallknights-errant (aboutwhomthereweresomanyfullandunimpeachablebooks) carriedwell-furnishedpursesincaseofemergency, , itwasnotalwaysthattherewassomeonetocurethem, , theknightsofoldtookcaretoseethattheirsquireswereprovidedwithmoneyandotherrequisites, suchaslintandointmentsforhealingpurposes; andwhenithappenedthatknightshadnosquires (whichwasrarelyandseldomthecase) theythemselvescarriedeverythingincunningsaddlebagsthatwerehardlyseenonthehorse'scroup, asifitweresomethingelseofmoreimportance, because, unlessforsomesuchreason, (and, ashisgodsonsosoontobe, hemightevencommandhim) neverfromthattimeforthtotravelwithoutmoneyandtheusualrequirements, andhewouldfindtheadvantageofthemwhenheleastexpectedit.
