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and withdrew frothe ntest, nsiderg that whatever the result ight be they werelikely to t the worst of the battle; but one of the, the one whohad been thra射d and kicked by don fernando, rellected that aong warrants he carried for the arrest of certa delents, he hadone agast don ixote, who the holy brotherhood had ordered to bearrested for settg the galley slaves free, as sancho had, withvery good rean, apprehended spectg how it was, then, hewi射d to satisfy hiself as to whether don ixote&039;s featuresrresponded; and takg a parchnt out of his bo he lit upon whathe was search of, and settg hiself to read it deliberately,for he was not a ick reader, as he ade out each word he fixed hiseyes on don ixote, and went on parg the description thewarrant with his face, and disvered that beyond all doubt he was thepern described it as on as he had satisfied hiself, foldgup the parchnt, he took the warrant his left hand and with hisright seized don ixote by the llar tightly that he did notallow hi to breathe, and shouted aloud, &ot;help for the holybrotherhood! and that you ay see i deand it earnest, read thiswarrant which says this highwayan is to be arrested&ot;

the curate took the warrant and saw that what the officer said wastrue, and that it agreed with don ixote&039;s appearance, who, on hispart, when he found hiself roughly handled by this rascally clown,worked up to the highest pitch of wrath, and all his jots crackgwith ra, with both hands seized the officer by the t