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&ot;take it for granted he brought the all across,&ot; said donixote, &ot;and don&039;t keep gog and g this way, or thou wiltnot ake an end of brgg the over this elveonth&ot;

&ot;how any have gone across far?&ot; said sancho

&ot;how the devil do i know?&ot; replied don ixote

&ot;there it is,&ot; said sancho, &ot;what i told you, that you t keep agood unt; well then, by god, there is an end of the story, for thereis no gog any farther&ot;

&ot;how can that be?&ot; said don ixote; &ot;is it essential to thestory to know to a nicety the goats that have crossed over, that ifthere be a istake of one the reckong, thou canst not go onwith it?&ot;

&ot;no, senor, not a bit,&ot; replied sancho; &ot;for when i asked yourworship to tell how any goats had crossed, and you answered youdid not know, at that very stant all i had to say passed away out ofy ory, and, faith, there was uch virtue it, andentertant&ot;

&ot;, then,&ot; said don ixote, &ot;the story has e to an end?&ot;

&ot;as uch as y other has,&ot; said sancho

&ot; truth,&ot; said don ixote, &ot;thou hast told one of the rareststories, tales, or histories, that anyone the world uld haveiad, and such a way of tellg it and endg it was never seennor will be a lifeti; though i expected nothg else fro thyexcellent understandg but i do not wonder, for perhaps thoseceaseless strokes ay have nfed thy wits&ot;

&ot;all that ay be,&ot; replied sancho, &ot;but i know th