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as a an of lofty stature, fair plexion, with a handthough black beard, of a untenance beeen ntle and stern expression, sparg of words, slow to anr, and ick to put itaway fro hi; and as i have depicted aadis, i uld, i thk,portray and describe all the knights-errant that are all thehistories the world; for by the perception i have that they werewhat their histories describe, and by the deeds they did and thedispositions they displayed, it is possible, with the aid of undphilophy, to deduce their features, plexion, and stature&ot;

&ot;how big, your worship&039;s opion, ay the giant ante havebeen, senor don ixote?&ot; asked the barber

&ot;with regard to giants,&ot; replied don ixote, &ot;opions differ as towhether there ever were any or not the world; but the holyscripture, which cannot err by a jot fro the truth, shows thatthere were, when it gives the history of that big philiste,goliath, who was seven cubits and a half height, which is a hize likewise, the island of sicily, there have been foundleg-bones and ar-bones lar that their size akes it pn thattheir owners were giants, and as tall as great towers; otry putsthis fact beyond a doubt but, for all that, i cannot speak withcertaty as to the size of ante, though i spect he cannothave been very tall; and i a cled to be of this opion becae ifd the history which his deeds are particularly ntioned,that he freently slept under a roof and as he found hoes tonta hi, it is clear that his bulk uld not have b