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ened wide there, i saw g forth and advancg towards avenerable old an, clad a long gown of ulberry-loured ser thattrailed upon the ground on his shoulders and breast he had a greensat llegiate hood, and verg his head a black ilanesebon, and his snow-white beard fell below his girdle he carriedno ars whatever, nothg but a rosary of beads bigr than fair-sizedfilberts, each tenth bead beg like a oderate ostrich egg; hisbearg, his gait, his dignity and iposg presence held spellbound and wonderg he approached , and the first thg he didwas to ebrace closely, and then he said to , &039;for a long tow, o valiant knight don ixote of la an插, we who are hereen插nted these litudes have been hopg to see thee, that thouayest ake known to the world what is shut up and ncealed thisdeep cave, called the cave of ontes, which thou hast entered,an achievent reserved for thy vcible heart and stupendoura alone to attept e with , ilstrio sir, and i willshow thee the arvels hidden with this transparent castle, whereof ia the alcaide and perpetual warden; for i a ontes hiself, frowho the cave takes its na&039;

&ot;the stant he told he was ontes, i asked hi if thestory they told the world above here was true, that he had takenout the heart of his great friend durandarte fro his breast with alittle dagr, and carried it to the lady belera, as his friendwhen at the pot of death had anded hi he said reply thatthey spoke the truth every respect except as to the dagr, forit was not a dagr, nor