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when the brave an flees, treachery is anifest and it is for wisen to reserve theselves for better oasions this proved to bethe case with don ixote, who, givg way before the fury of thetownsfolk and the hostile tentions of the angry troop, took toflight and, without a thought of sancho or the danr which hewas leavg hi, retreated to such a distance as he thought ade hisafe sancho, lyg across his ass, followed hi, as has been said,and at length ca up, havg by this ti revered his senses, andon jog hi let hiself drop off dapple at rocante&039;s feet,re, bruised, and belaboured don ixote diunted to exae hiswounds, but fdg hi whole fro head to foot, he said to hi,angrily enough, &ot; an evil hour didst thou take to brayg, sancho!where hast thou learned that it is well done to ntion the rope the hoe of the an that has been hand? to the ic of brayswhat haronies uldst thou expect to t but cudls? give thanksto god, sancho, that they signed the cross on thee jt now with astick, and did not ark thee per signu crucis with a cutlass&ot;

&ot;i&039; not eal to answerg,&ot; said sancho, &ot;for i feel as if i wasspeakg through y shoulders; let ount and t away fro this;i&039;ll keep fro brayg, but not fro sayg that knights-errant flyand leave their good sires to be pounded like privet, or ade alof at the hands of their eneies&ot;

&ot;he does not fly who retires,&ot; returned don ixote; &ot;for i wouldhave thee know, sancho, that the valour which is n