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but he was very uch deceived this ncsion, for daylight hadhardly begun to appear when there ca up to the n four n onhorseback, well eipped and aoutred, with firelocks across theirsaddle-bows they called out and knocked loudly at the gate of then, which was still shut; on seeg which, don ixote, even therewhere he was, did not fet to act as sentel, and said a loudand iperio tone, &ot;knights, or sires, or whatever ye be, ye haveno right to knock at the gates of this castle; for it is pnenough that they who are with are either asleep, or else are not the habit of throg open the fortress until the sun&039;s rays arespread over the whole surface of the earth withdraw to a distance,and wait till it is broad daylight, and then we shall see whether iill be proper or not to open to you&ot;

&ot;what the devil fortress or castle is this,&ot; said one, &ot;to ake stand on such cereony? if you are the nkeeper bid the open to; we are travellers who only want to feed our horses and go on,for we are haste&ot;

&ot;do you thk, ntlen, that i look like an nkeeper?&ot; said donixote

&ot;i don&039;t know what you look like,&ot; replied the other; &ot;but i knowthat you are talkg nonsense when you call this n a castle&ot;

&ot;a castle it is,&ot; returned don ixote, &ot;nay, ore, one of thebest this whole provce, and it has with it people who havehad the sceptre the hand and the crown on the head&ot;

&ot;it would be better if it were the other way,&ot; sai