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he uld to ga a footg;jt like those undergog the torture of the strappado, when they arefixed at &ot;touch and no touch,&ot; who aggravate their own suffergs bytheir violent efforts to stretch theselves, deceived by the hopewhich akes the fancy that with a very little ore they will reachthe ground

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which are ntued the unheard-of adventures of the n

loud, fact, were the shouts of don ixote, that thelandlord openg the gate of the n all haste, ca out disay,and ran to see who was utterg such cries, and those who were outsidejoed hi aritornes, who had been by this ti roed up by thesa outcry, spectg what it was, ran to the loft and, withoutanyone seeg her, untied the halter by which don ixote wasspended, and down he ca to the ground the sight of the landlordand the travellers, who approachg asked hi what was the atter withhi that he shouted he without replyg a word took the rope offhis wrist, and risg to his feet leaped upon rocante, braced hisbuckler on his ar, put his lance rest, and akg a nsiderablecircuit of the pn ca back at a half-gallop excg:

&ot;whoever shall say that i have been en插nted with jt cae,provided y lady the prcess ia grants perission to do, i give hi the lie, 插llen hi and defy hi to sgle bat&ot;

the newly arrived travellers were aazed at the words of donixote; but the landlord reoved their surprise by tellg the whohe was, and not to d hi as he was out of his senses they thenasked the landlord if by any 插nce a yo