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on of the bts of the roan eperors, a head which seed tobe of bronze don antonio traversed the whole apartnt with donixote and walked round the table several tis, and then said, &ot;now,senor don ixote, that i a satisfied that no one is listeng to ,and that the door is shut, i will tell you of one of the rarestadventures, or ore properly speakg stran thgs, that can beiad, on ndition that you will keep what i say to you thereotest recesses of secrecy&ot;

&ot;i swear it,&ot; said don ixote, &ot;and for greater security i will puta flag-stone over it; for i would have you know, senor don antonio&ot;（he had by this ti learned his na）， &ot;that you are addressg onewho, though he has ears to hear, has no tongue to speak; that youay safely transfer whatever you have your bo to e, andrely upon it that you have nsigned it to the depths of silence&ot;

&ot; reliance upon that proise,&ot; said don antonio, &ot;i willastonish you with what you shall see and hear, and relieve yself of of the vexation it gives to have no one to who i cannfide y secrets, for they are not of a rt to be entrted toeverybody&ot;

don ixote was puzzled, wonderg what uld be the object ofsuch precautions; whereupon don antonio takg his hand passed it overthe bronze head and the whole table and the pedestal of jasper onwhich it stood, and then said, &ot;this head, senor don ixote, has beenade and fabricated by one of the greatest agicians and wizards theworld ever saw, a pole, i believe, by bi