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don ixote, then, havg, as has been said, planted hiself the iddle of the road, ade the welk rg with words to thiseffect: &ot;ho ye travellers and wayfarers, knights, sires, folk onfoot or on horseback, who pass this way or shall pass the urse ofthe next o days! know that don ixote of la an插,knight-errant, is posted here to ata by ars that the beautyand urtesy enshred the nyphs that dwell these adows andgroves surpass all upon earth, puttg aside the lady of y heart,dulcea del tobo wherefore, let hi who is of the opposite opione on, for here i await hi&ot;

ice he repeated the sa words, and ice they fell unheard by anyadventurer; but fate, that was guidg affairs for hi fro betterto better, ordered it that shortly afterwards there appeared on theroad a crowd of n on horseback, any of the with lances theirhands, all ridg a pact body and great haste no onerhad those who were with don ixote seen the than they turned aboutand withdrew to distance fro the road, for they knew that ifthey stayed har ight e to the; but don ixote withtrepid heart stood his ground, and sancho panza shielded hiselfwith rocante&039;s hd-arters the troop of lancers ca up, andone of the who was advance began shoutg to don ixote, &ot;t outof the way, you n of the devil, or these bulls will knock you ieces!&ot;

&ot;rabble!&ot; returned don ixote, &ot;i care nothg for bulls, be theythe fiercest jaraa breeds on its banks nfess at once,sundrels, that what i have declared is true; else ye