Stories from Don Quixote . ate of fresh fruit was setbefore him. But hardly had he eaten a mouthful whenthe physician touched the plate with his rod, and it waswhisked away with lightning rapidity. They broughthim another dish, but before he had time to try it, thesignal was repeated, and it disappeared as quickly as thefruit. What does this mean ? asked Sancho, staring abouthim in bewilderment. w Am I to have my dinner, or arewe playing bob-cherry ? The Governor of an Isle. anwered he with the rod, must eat according to fixed rule and precedent. I,my lord,am paid to act as the Governors physi
Stories from Don Quixote . ate of fresh fruit was setbefore him. But hardly had he eaten a mouthful whenthe physician touched the plate with his rod, and it waswhisked away with lightning rapidity. They broughthim another dish, but before he had time to try it, thesignal was repeated, and it disappeared as quickly as thefruit. What does this mean ? asked Sancho, staring abouthim in bewilderment. w Am I to have my dinner, or arewe playing bob-cherry ? The Governor of an Isle. anwered he with the rod, must eat according to fixed rule and precedent. I,my lord,am paid to act as the Governors physician, and it is mybusiness to see that he eats nothing which might be ofprejudice to his health. I ordered the fruit to be removed,as being too watery, and the other dish because it wasover-spiced, and provocative of thirst. ,( Well, then, said Sancho, M what do you say to thoseroast partridges ? Im sure they cant hurt me. You must not touch them, answered the physician. Hippocrates, the pole-star and chief luminary of the. 55S3 Sancho and His Isle 207 healing art, has these words : All surfeit is bady but asurfeit on partridges is worst of all! For Heaven s sake, then, cried Sancho, show mesomething which I may eat, if you would not have medie of hunger. The man of learning made the round of the table,critically inspecting the dishes. Rabbit — no, youmustnt eat rabbit ; it is dry and indigestible. Now thisveal is wholesome meat, but it is served in a rich sauce—no, you musnt touch that. Then, seeing that Sanchowas casting longing eyes at a mixed stew, called ollapodrida, the national dish of Spain, he shook his heademphatically, and said, I forbid it! The olla may dofor some pursy canon, or some gross-feeding farmer ; butit is the worst possible diet for a Governors I recommend is a few slices of quince, cut verythin, and eaten with a little light biscuit. Thus touched in his tenderest place, and condemned tostarve in the midst of abundance, Sancho fell into a
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