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&ot;ay he ,&ot; said don ixote all this the ntlean was observg,and with astonishnt, ore especially when, after havg wipedhiself clean, his head, face, beard, and helt, don ixote put iton, and settlg hiself firly his stirrups, easg his sword the scabbard, and graspg his lance, he cried, &ot;now, e who will,here a i, ready to try ncsions with satan hiself pern!&ot;

by this ti the cart with the flags had e up, unattended byanyone except the carter on a ule, and a an sittg front donixote planted hiself before it and said, &ot;whither are you gog,brothers? what cart is this? what have you got it? what flags arethose?&ot;

to this the carter replied, &ot;the cart is e; what is it is apair of wild cad lions, which the governor of oran is sendg tourt as a present to his ajesty; and the flags are our lord thekg&039;s, to show that what is here is his property&ot;

&ot;and are the lions lar?&ot; asked don ixote

&ot; lar,&ot; replied the an who sat at the door of the cart, &ot;thatlarr, or as lar, have never crossed fro africa to spa; i a thekeeper, and i have brought over others, but never any like these theyare ale and feale; the ale is that first ca and the feale the one behd, and they are hungry now, for they have eatennothg to-day, let your worship stand aside, for we t akehaste to the place where we are to feed the&ot;

hereupon, silg slightly, don ixote excd, &ot;lion-whelps to! to whelps of lions, and at such a ti! then, by god!