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&ot;willgly,&ot; said the old an; &ot;here it is senor,&ot; and he put itto his hand

sancho took it and, handg it to the other old an, said to hi,&ot;go, and god be with you; for now you are paid&ot;

&ot;i, senor!&ot; returned the old an; &ot;why, is this cane worth tengold-crowns?&ot;

&ot;yes,&ot; said the governor, &ot;or if not i a the greatest dolt theworld; now you will see whether i have got the headpiece to govern awhole kgdo;&ot; and he ordered the cane to be broken o, there, the presence of all it was done, and the iddle of it they foundten gold-crowns all were filled with aazent, and looked upon theirgovernor as another loon they asked hi how he had e to thencsion that the ten crowns were the cane; he replied, thatobservg how the old an who swore gave the stick to his opponenhile he was takg the oath, and swore that he had really and trulygiven hi the crowns, and how as on as he had done swearg he askedfor the stick aga, it ca to his head that the su deandedt be side it; and fro this he said it ight be seen that godtis guides those who govern their judgnts, even though theyay be fools; besides he had hiself heard the curate of his villantion jt such another case, and he had good a ory, that ifit was not that he fot everythg he wi射d to reber, therewould not be such a ory all the island to ncde, the old nwent off, one crestfallen, and the other high ntentnt, allwho were present were astoni射d, and he who was rerdg thewords, deeds, and o