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the cae of your ru and of your faire toobta the jtice you had on your side all which presents itself nowto y d, urgg, persuadg, and even pellg todeonstrate your case the purpose for which heaven sent to theworld and caed to ake profession of the order of chivalry towhich i belong, and the vow i took there to give aid to those need and under the oppression of the strong but as i know that itis a ark of prudence not to do by foul ans what ay be done byfair, i will ask these ntlen, the guards and issary, to be good as to release you and let you go peace, as there will be nolack of others to serve the kg under ore favourablecirctances; for it sees to a hard case to ake slaves ofthose who god and nature have ade free oreover, sirs of theguard,&ot; added don ixote, &ot;these poor fellows have done nothg toyou; let each answer for his own ss yonder; there is a god heavenwho will not fet to punish the wicked or reward the good; and it isnot fittg that honest n should be the strunts of punishnt toothers, they beg there no way ncerned this reest i aketh ntly and ietly, that, if you ply with it, i ay haverean for thankg you; and, if you will not vontarily, thislance and sword tother with the ight of y ar shall pel youto ply with it by force&ot;

&ot;nice nonsense!&ot; said the issary; &ot;a fe piece of pleasantry hehas e out with at last! he wants to let the kg&039;s prers go,as if we had any authority to release the, or he to order to do! go your way, sir, and good ck to