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he told sancho to pick up the helt, and he takg it hishands said:

&ot;by god the bas is a good one, and worth a real of eight if itis worth a aravedis,&ot; and handed it to his aster, who idiatelyput it on his head, turng it round, now this way, now that, search of fitnt, and not fdg it he said, &ot;clearly the pagan towhose asure this fao head-piece was first fed t have hada very lar head; but the worst of it is half of it is wantg&ot;

when sancho heard hi call the bas a headpiece he was unable torestra his laughter, but reberg his aster&039;s wrath he checkedhiself the idst of it

&ot;what art thou laughg at, sancho?&ot; said don ixote

&ot;i a laughg,&ot; said he, &ot;to thk of the great head the pagan thave had who owned this helt, for it looks exactly like a regularbarber&039;s bas&ot;

&ot;dost thou know what i spect, sancho?&ot; said don ixote; &ot;thatthis wonderful piece of this en插nted helt t by stranaident have e to the hands of one who was unable toregnise or realise its vae, and who, not knog what he did,and seeg it to be of the purest gold, t have lted down one halffor the sake of what it ight be worth, and of the other ade thiswhich is like a barber&039;s bas as thou sayest; but be it as it ay, to who regnise it, its transforation akes no difference, for iwill set it to rights at the first villa where there is ablacksith, and such style that that helt the god of sithiesfed for the god of battles shall not surpass it or e