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sayg, he advanced and posted hiself the iddle of theroad along which the friars were g, and as on as he thoughtthey had e near enough to hear what he said, he cried aloud,&ot;devilish and unnatural begs, release stantly the highbornprcesses who you are carryg off by force this ach, elseprepare to et a speedy death as the jt punishnt of your evildeeds&ot;

the friars drew re and stood wonderg at the appearance of donixote as well as at his words, to which they replied, &ot;senorcaballero, we are not devilish or unnatural, but o brothers of stbenedict follog our road, nor do we know whether or not there areany captive prcesses g this ach&ot;

&ot;no ft words with , for i know you, lyg rabble,&ot; said donixote, and without waitg for a reply he spurred rocante and withlevelled lance 插rd the first friar with such fury anddeteration, that, if the friar had not fng hiself off theule, he would have brought hi to the ground agast his will, andre wounded, if not killed outright the send brother, seeg howhis rade was treated, drove his heels to his castle of a ule andade off across the untry faster than the d

sancho panza, when he saw the friar on the ground, diuntgbriskly fro his ass, ru射d towards hi and began to strip off hisgown at that stant the friars uleteers ca up and asked what hewas strippg hi for sancho answered the that this fell to hilawfully as spoil of the battle which his lord don ixote had wonthe uleteers, who had no idea of a joke and did not un