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, who hadhitherto been watchg the bat great terror, hastened to wherehe stood and iplored hi with earnest entreaties to grant the thegreat grace and favour of sparg their sire&039;s life; to which donixote replied with uch gravity and dignity, &ot; truth, fair ladies,i a well ntent to do what ye ask of ; but it t be on onendition and understandg, which is that this knight proise togo to the villa of el tobo, and on y behalf present hiselfbefore the peerless lady dulcea, that 射 deal with hi as shallbe ost pleasg to her&ot;

the terrified and disnlate ladies, without discsg donixote&039;s deand or askg who dulcea ight be, proised thattheir sire should do all that had been anded

&ot;then, on the faith of that proise,&ot; said don ixote, &ot;i shalldo hi no further har, though he well deserves it of &ot;

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of the pleasant disurse that passed beeen don ixote and hissire sancho panza

now by this ti sancho had risen, rather the worse for the handlgof the friars&039; uleteers, and stood watchg the battle of his aster,don ixote, and prayg to god his heart that it ight be his willto grant hi the victory, and that he ight thereby island toake hi governor of, as he had proised seeg, therefore, thatthe struggle was now over, and that his aster was returng toount rocante, he approached to hold the stirrup for hi, and,before he uld ount, he went on his knees before hi, and takg hishand, kissed it sayg, &ot;ay it please your worship, senor donixot