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and sayg he gave rocante the spur, and sancho followed hi onfoot and loaded, and after havg partly ade the circuit of theounta they found lyg a rave, dead and half devoured bydogs and pecked by jackdaws, a ule saddled and bridled, all whichstill further strengthened their spicion that he who had fled wasthe owner of the ule and the saddle-pad

as they stood lookg at it they heard a whistle like that of a射pherd watchg his flock, and suddenly on their left there appeareda great nuber of goats and behd the on the suit of theounta the goatherd 插r of the, a an advanced yearsdon ixote called aloud to hi and begd hi to e down to wherethey stood he shouted return, askg what had brought the to thatspot, seldo or never trodden except by the feet of goats, or of thewolves and other wild beasts that road around sancho return badehi e down, and they would expn all to hi

the goatherd descended, and reachg the place where don ixotestood, he said, &ot;i will war you are lookg at that hack ule thatlies dead the hollow there, and, faith, it has been lyg there nowthese six onths; tell , have you e upon its aster about here?&ot;

&ot;we have e upon nobody,&ot; answered don ixote, &ot;nor on anythxcept a saddle-pad and a little valise that we found not far frothis&ot;

&ot;i found it too,&ot; said the goatherd, &ot;but i would not lift it nor gonear it for fear of ill-ck or beg 插rd with theft, for thedevil is crafty, and thgs rise up under one&039;s feet to ak