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The sage discourse continued, with the adventures of a dead body.
Thus discoursing, night overtook them, and they were still in the
high road; and the worst of it was, they were famished with
hunger: for with their wallets they had lost their whole larder
of provisions, and, to complete their misfortunes, an adventure
now befell them which appeared indeed to be truly an adventure.
The night came on rather dark; notwithstanding which they saw
advancing towards them a great number of lights, resembling so
many moving stars. Sancho stood aghast at the sight of them,
nor was Don Quixote unmoved. The one checked his ass, and
the other his horse, and both stood looking before them with
eager attention. They perceived that the lights were advancing
towards them, and that as they approached nearer they appeared
larger. "I beseech thee, Sancho, to be of good courage; for
experience shall give thee sufficient proof of mine." "I will, if
it please God," answered Sancho; and, retiring a little on one
side of the road, and again endeavouring to discover what those
walking lights might be, they soon after perceived a great many
persons clothed in white; this dreadful spectacle completely annihilated
the courage of Sancho, whose teeth began to chatter, as
if seized with a quartan ague. But it was otherwise with his
master, whose lively imagination instantly suggested to him that
this must be truly a chivalrous adventure. He conceived that
the litter was a bier, whereon was carried some knight sorely
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wounded or slain, whose revenge was reserved for him alone.
He therefore, without delay, couched his spear, seated himself
firm in his saddle, and, with grace and spirit, advanced into the
middle of the road by which the procession must pass; and
when they were near he raised his voice, and said: "Ho!
knights, whoever ye are, halt, and give me an account to whom
ye belong, whence ye come, whither ye are going, and what it
is ye carry upon that bier; for, in all appearance, either ye have
done some injury to others, or others to you; and it is expedient
and necessary that I be informed of it, either to chastise ye for the
evil ye have done, or to revenge ye of wrongs sustained." "We
are in haste," answered one in the procession; "the inn is a great
way off; and we cannot stay to give so long an account as you
require:" then, spurring his mule, he passed forward. Don
Quixote, highly resenting this answer, laid hold of his bridle,
and said, "Stand, and with more civility give me the account I
demand; otherwise I challenge ye all to battle." The mule was
timid, and started so much upon his touching the bridle, that,
rising on her hind-legs, she threw her rider over the crupper to
the ground. A lacquey that came on foot, seeing the man in
white fall, began to revile Don Quixote; whose choler being now
raised, he couched his spear, and (...)
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