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at i&039; given, and ake e of opportunities as i fdthe; but whoever says that i&039; an out-of-the-way eater or notcleanly, let tell hi that he is wrong; and i&039;d put it adifferent way if i did not respect the honourable beards that are atthe table&ot;

&ot;deed,&ot; said don ixote, &ot;sancho&039;s oderation and cleanless eatg ight be scribed and graved on plates of brass, to be kept eternal rebrance as to e it is true that when he ishungry there is a certa appearance of voracity about hi, for heeats at a great pace and chews with both jaws; but cleanless he isalways dful of; and when he was governor he learned how to eatdatily, uch that he eats grapes, and even pogranate pips,with a fork&ot;

&ot;what!&ot; said don antonio, &ot;has sancho been a governor?&ot;

&ot;ay,&ot; said sancho, &ot;and of an island called barataria i governed itto perfection for ten days; and lost y rest all the ti; and learnedto look down upon all the governnts the world; i got out of it bytakg to flight, and fell to a pit where i gave yself up for dead,and out of which i escaped alive by a iracle&ot;

don ixote then gave the a ute aount of the whole affair ofsancho&039;s governnt, with which he greatly aed his hearers

on the cloth beg reoved don antonio, takg don ixote by thehand, passed with hi to a distant roo which there was nothg the way of furniture except a table, apparently of jasper,restg on a pedestal of the sa, upon which was set up, after thefashi