. The adventures of Don Quixote abridged from the original edition by Thackeray. Don Quixote in the enchanted boat. Chapter XIV. THE ENCHANTED BOAT, QON QUIXOTE spent four days verypleasantly at the country-seat of DonDiego, who introduced the knight to hiswife and his son, and treated him with greatconsideration; while Sancho, for his part,greatly enjoyed the comfortable quarters andgood cheer which were his portion. Butthe knights spirit of enterprise would notallow him to rest longer in idleness, and atthe end of this time he bade farewell tohis kind entertainers, and started forth wit
. The adventures of Don Quixote abridged from the original edition by Thackeray. Don Quixote in the enchanted boat. Chapter XIV. THE ENCHANTED BOAT, QON QUIXOTE spent four days verypleasantly at the country-seat of DonDiego, who introduced the knight to hiswife and his son, and treated him with greatconsideration; while Sancho, for his part,greatly enjoyed the comfortable quarters andgood cheer which were his portion. Butthe knights spirit of enterprise would notallow him to rest longer in idleness, and atthe end of this time he bade farewell tohis kind entertainers, and started forth withSancho in search of fresh adventures. After travelling for some days the riverEbro was reached, and Don Quixote wasfilled with pleasure as he contemplated itsverdant banks and the clear smoothly flowing (1,481) 7. 98 DON QUIXOTE. waters. And now, to add to his delight, heperceived on the surface of the river a smallboat secured to a tree, and containingno oars or tackle of any kind; and asthere was no one within sight, he im-mediately sprang into it, commandingSancho to tether the two beasts se-curely to a tree on the bank and tofollow him. You must know, he explained, that this boat lies here for the ex-press purpose of bidding me embarkand hasten to the succour of someperson in distress ; for such is the- manner in which things are arrangedin knight-errantry. Sancho felt compelled to obey, though itwent sorely against his will to do so, andafter fastening Rozinante and Dapple to a tree,he too entered the boat, whereupon DonQuixote at once cut the rope which boundit, and they began to glide down-stream. On finding themselves actually afloat,Sanchos fears, combined with grief at leav-ing the two animals behind, could no longer DON QUIXOTE. 99 be restrained, and he began to weep bitterly,and to
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