. The adventures of Don Quixote abridged from the original edition by Thackeray. en you go to yourisland, you may treat him as you please,and give him rest from further labours. Then having finally dismissed Sancho, offtripped the duchess to amuse the duke withan account of all that had taken place, andto devise with him further jests on knight-errantry that they could put in practice onDon Quixote and his squire. Chapter XVILSANCHO IN JUDGMENT. TN accordance with a plan agreed upon, thedukes steward was sent the followingafternoon with a suitable equipage to conveySancho to the island of
. The adventures of Don Quixote abridged from the original edition by Thackeray. en you go to yourisland, you may treat him as you please,and give him rest from further labours. Then having finally dismissed Sancho, offtripped the duchess to amuse the duke withan account of all that had taken place, andto devise with him further jests on knight-errantry that they could put in practice onDon Quixote and his squire. Chapter XVILSANCHO IN JUDGMENT. TN accordance with a plan agreed upon, thedukes steward was sent the followingafternoon with a suitable equipage to conveySancho to the island of which he had beenpromised the governorship, and for whichpurpose the duke had chosen a small townin his dominions, which possessed the onedrawback that it was quite inland. Such atrifle as this, however, was not worth con-sidering, nor likely to trouble Sanchos mindvery greatly. The time had now actually arrived forSancho to depart; and as he must be suitablyclad for the post he was to occupy, a longsad-coloured gown and a cap to match werebrought to him and placed over his usual. n8 DON QUIXOTE. clothes ; and thus attired, he wasmounted sideways on a mule, whileX Dapple, clad in gaudy trappings ofsilk, was led behind. Before mounting, he kissed thehands of the duke and duchess, andif some compunction seized them atthe thought of the tricks they werepractising on him, it did not appear in theirsmiling faces. Very different was the part-ing with Don Quixote, for tears of genuineemotion were in the knights eyes as hebade his faithful squire an affectionate fare-well. As for Sancho, he fairly sobbed withgrief as his beloved master gave him hisblessing. Don Quixote, indeed, was no less deeplyaffected, and as soon as Sancho had actuallyleft him, he missed him so sorely that, hadit been in his power, he would at oncehave recalled him and cancelled his appoint-ment. Even the duchesss frivolous nature wastouched by the signs of his disquiet, and shebegged him to employ the services of
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