ISBN: 9781458918871

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: thought he could not lawfully achieve any adventure without having been first invested with that honourable order. CHAPTER III, AN ACCOUNT OF THE PLEASANT METHOD TAKEN BY DON QUIXOTE TO BE DUBBED A KNIGHT. Harassed by this reflection, he abridged his sorry meal, and called for the landlord, with whom, having shut himself up in the stable, he fell upon his knees, and addressed the supposed constable in these words .- " Never will I rise from this suppliant posture, thrice valiant knight, until your courtesy shall grant the boon I mean to beg a boon that will not only redound to your particular praise, but also to the inestimable benefit of mankind in general." The innkeeper, hearing such discourse proceed from the mouth of his guest, who kneeled before him, was astonished and gazed at our hero, without knowing what to say or do: at length, however, he intreated him to rise but his request was absolutely refused, until he assured him that his boon should be granted. " Signor," said Don Quixote, " I could expect no less from the courtesy of your magnificence I will now, therefore, tell you that the boon which I have begged, and obtained from your generosity, is, that you will, to-morrow morning, vouchsafe to confer upon me the order of knighthood. This night will I watch my arms in the chapel of your castle that the morning, as I said, may fulfil my eager desire, and enable me, as I ought, to traverse the four corners of the world in search of adventures for the relief of the distressed, according to the duty and office of chivalry, and of those knights-errant, in imitation of whom my genius is strongly addicted to such achievements." The landlord, who, as we have already observed, was This request was a little premature, inasmuch as the practice of chivalry did...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

ISBN: 1458918874

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