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e onefall without knog why or wherefore&ot;

&ot;that&039;s exactly what i say,&ot; said sancho; &ot;i found it too, and iwould not go with a stone&039;s throw of it; there i left it, andthere it lies jt as it was, for i don&039;t want a dog with a bell&ot;

&ot;tell , good an,&ot; said don ixote, &ot;do you know who is the ownerof this property?&ot;

&ot;all i can tell you,&ot; said the goatherd, &ot;is that about six onthsago, ore or less, there arrived at a 射pherd&039;s hut three leagues,perhaps, away fro this, a youth of well-bred appearance andanners, ounted on that sa ule which lies dead here, and withthe sa saddle-pad and valise which you say you found and did nottouch he asked what part of this sierra was the ost rugd andretired; we told hi that it was where we now are; and truthit is, for if you ph on half a league farther, perhaps you willnot be able to fd your way out; and i a wonderg how you haveanad to e here, for there is no road or path that leads tothis spot i say, then, that on hearg our answer the youth turnedabout and ade for the place we poted out to hi, leavg all插rd with his good looks, and wonderg at his estion and thehaste with which we saw hi depart the direction of the sierra; andafter that we saw hi no ore, until days afterwards he crossedthe path of one of our 射pherds, and without sayg a word to hi,ca up to hi and gave hi several cuffs and kicks, and then turnedto the ass with our provisions and took all the bread and cheese