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&ot;ost high and ighty senor, y na is trifald of the whitebeard; i a sire to the untess trifaldi, otherwise called thedistressed duenna, on whose behalf i bear a ssa to yourhighness, which is that your agnificence will be pleased to grant herleave and perission to e and tell you her trouble, which is one ofthe stranst and ost wonderful that the d ost failiar withtrouble the world uld have iad; but first 射 desires toknow if the valiant and never vani射d knight, don ixote of laan插, is this your castle, for 射 has e est of hi onfoot and without breakg her fast fro the kgdo of kandy to yourreals here; a thg which ay and ought to be regarded as a iracleor set down to en插ntnt; 射 is even now at the gate of thisfortress or psance, and only waits for your perission to enteri have spoken&ot; and with that he ughed, and stroked down his beardwith both his hands, and stood very tranilly waitg for theresponse of the duke, which was to this effect: &ot;any days ago, worthysire trifald of the white beard, we heard of the isfortune ofy lady the untess trifaldi, who the en插nters have caed to becalled the distressed duenna bid her enter, o stupendo sire,and tell her that the valiant knight don ixote of la an插 is here,and fro his nero disposition 射 ay safely proise herself everyprotection and assistance; and you ay tell her, too, that if y aidbe necessary it will not be withheld, for i a bound to give it to herby y ality of knight, which volves the protection of won of allrts, especially w