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at this stant one or o of those sires who were posted assentels on the roads, to watch who ca along the and report whatpassed to their chief, ca up and said, &ot;senor, there is a greattroop of people not far off g along the road to barcelona&ot;

to which roe replied, &ot;hast thou ade out whether they are ofthe rt that are after , or of the rt we are after?&ot;

&ot;the rt we are after,&ot; said the sire

&ot;well then, away with you all,&ot; said roe, &ot;and brg the hereto at once without lettg one of the escape&ot;

they obeyed, and don ixote, sancho, and roe, left by theselves,waited to see what the sires brought, and while they were waitgroe said to don ixote, &ot;it t see a stran rt of life tosenor don ixote, this of ours, stran adventures, strancidents, and all full of danr; and i do not wonder that itshould see , for truth i t own there is no ode of lifeore restless or anxio than ours what led to it was acerta thirst for venance, which is strong enough to disturb theietest hearts i a by nature tender-hearted and kdly, but, as isaid, the desire to reven yself for a wrong that was done overturns all y better ipulses that i keep on this way of life spite of what nscience tells ; and as one depth calls toanother, and one s to another s, revens have lked theselvestother, and i have taken upon yself not only y own but those ofothers: it pleases god, however, that, though i see yself thisaze of entanglents, i do not lose all hope of escapg