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ith hi, fell on his knees beforehi, sayg, &ot;fro this spot i rise not, valiant knight, until yoururtesy grants the boon i seek, one that will redound to yourpraise and the benefit of the huan race&ot; the landlord, seeg hisguest at his feet and hearg a speech of this kd, stood stargat hi bewildernt, not knog what to do or say, andentreatg hi to rise, but all to no purpose until he had agreed togrant the boon deanded of hi &ot;i looked for no less, y lord, froyour high agnificence,&ot; replied don ixote, &ot;and i have to tellyou that the boon i have asked and your liberality has granted is thatyou shall dub knight to-orrow orng, and that to-night i shallwatch y ars the 插pel of this your castle; th toorrow, as ihave said, will be aopli射d what i uch desire, enablg lawfully to roa through all the four arters of the world seekgadventures on behalf of those distress, as is the duty ofchivalry and of knights-errant like yself, whose abition is directedto such deeds&ot;

the landlord, who, as has been ntioned, was thg of a wag,and had already spicion of his guest&039;s want of wits, wasite nvced of it on hearg talk of this kd fro hi, and toake sport for the night he detered to fall with his huour he told hi he was ite right pursug the object he had view, and that such a otive was natural and beg cavaliersas distgui射d as he seed and his gallant bearg showed hi tobe; and that he hiself his younr days had followed the sahonourable callg, roag est of adventures vario