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&ot;for heaven&039;s sake, dona rodriguez, what ails y lady theduchess?&ot; asked don ixote

&ot;adjured that way,&ot; replied the duenna, &ot;i cannot helpanswerg the estion and tellg the whole truth senor don ixote,have you observed the eless of y lady the duchess, that othplexion of hers like a burni射d poli射d sword, those o cheekf ilk and care, that gay lively step with which 射 treads orrather sees to spurn the earth, that one would fancy 射 wentradiatg health wherever 射 passed? well then, let tell you 射ay thank, first of all god, for this, and next, o issues that 射has, one each leg, by which all the evil huours, of which thedoctors say 射 is full, are dis插rd&ot;

&ot;blessed virg!&ot; excd don ixote; &ot;and is it possible that ylady the duchess has dras of that rt? i would not have believed itif the barefoot friars had told it ; but as the lady donarodriguez says , it t be but surely such issues, and such places, do not dis插r huours, but liid aber verily, ido believe now that this practice of openg issues is a veryiportant atter for the health&ot;

don ixote had hardly said this, when the 插ber door flew openwith a loud bang, and with the start the noise gave her dona rodriguezlet the candle fall fro her hand, and the roo was left as dark asa wolf&039;s outh, as the sayg is suddenly the poor duenna felt ohands seize her by the throat, tightly that 射 uld not croak,while one else, without utterg a word, very briskly hoistedup her pettiats, and wit