don quixote(堂·吉珂德)-第258章

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fields　as　in　the　cities；　and　in　shepherds'　shanties　as　in　royal
palaces；　'do　away　with　the　cause；　you　do　away　with　the　sin；'　'if
eyes　don't　see　hearts　don't　break'　and　'better　a　clear　escape　than
good　men's　prayers。'〃
　　〃A　truce　to　thy　proverbs；　Sancho；〃　exclaimed　Don　Quixote；　〃any　one
of　those　thou　hast　uttered　would　suffice　to　explain　thy　meaning；
many　a　time　have　I　recommended　thee　not　to　be　so　lavish　with
proverbs　and　to　exercise　some　moderation　in　delivering　them；　but　it
seems　to　me　it　is　only　'preaching　in　the　desert；'　'my　mother　beats
me　and　I　go　on　with　my　tricks。〃
　　〃It　seems　to　me；〃　said　Sancho；　〃that　your　worship　is　like　the　common
saying；　'Said　the　frying…pan　to　the　kettle；　Get　away；　blackbreech。'
You　chide　me　for　uttering　proverbs；　and　you　string　them　in　couples
yourself。〃
　　〃Observe；　Sancho；〃　replied　Don　Quixote；　〃I　bring　in　proverbs　to
the　purpose；　and　when　I　quote　them　they　fit　like　a　ring　to　the　finger；
thou　bringest　them　in　by　the　head　and　shoulders；　in　such　a　way　that
thou　dost　drag　them　in；　rather　than　introduce　them；　if　I　am　not
mistaken；　I　have　told　thee　already　that　proverbs　are　short　maxims
drawn　from　the　experience　and　observation　of　our　wise　men　of　old；
but　the　proverb　that　is　not　to　the　purpose　is　a　piece　of　nonsense
and　not　a　maxim。　But　enough　of　this；　as　nightfall　is　drawing　on　let　us
retire　some　little　distance　from　the　high　road　to　pass　the　night；　what
is　in　store　for　us　to…morrow　God　knoweth。〃
　　They　turned　aside；　and　supped　late　and　poorly；　very　much　against
Sancho's　will；　who　turned　over　in　his　mind　the　hardships　attendant
upon　knight…errantry　in　woods　and　forests；　even　though　at　times　plenty
presented　itself　in　castles　and　houses；　as　at　Don　Diego　de
Miranda's；　at　the　wedding　of　Camacho　the　Rich；　and　at　Don　Antonio
Moreno's；　he　reflected；　however；　that　it　could　not　be　always　day；
nor　always　night；　and　so　that　night　he　passed　in　sleeping；　and　his
master　in　waking。
　　

CHAPTER　LXVIII
　　OF　THE　BRISTLY　ADVENTURE　THAT　BEFELL　DON　QUIXOTE

　　THE　night　was　somewhat　dark；　for　though　there　was　a　moon　in　the
sky　it　was　not　in　a　quarter　where　she　could　be　seen；　for　sometimes　the
lady　Diana　goes　on　a　stroll　to　the　antipodes；　and　leaves　the　mountains
all　black　and　the　valleys　in　darkness。　Don　Quixote　obeyed　nature　so
far　as　to　sleep　his　first　sleep；　but　did　not　give　way　to　the　second；
very　different　from　Sancho；　who　never　had　any　second；　because　with　him
sleep　lasted　from　night　till　morning；　wherein　he　showed　what　a　sound
constitution　and　few　cares　he　had。　Don　Quixote's　cares　kept　him
restless；　so　much　so　that　he　awoke　Sancho　and　said　to　him；　〃I　am
amazed；　Sancho；　at　the　unconcern　of　thy　temperament。　I　believe　thou
art　made　of　marble　or　hard　brass；　incapable　of　any　emotion　or
feeling　whatever。　I　lie　awake　while　thou　sleepest；　I　weep　while　thou
singest；　I　am　faint　with　fasting　while　thou　art　sluggish　and　torpid
from　pure　repletion。　It　is　the　duty　of　good　servants　to　share　the
sufferings　and　feel　the　sorrows　of　their　masters；　if　it　be　only　for
the　sake　of　appearances。　See　the　calmness　of　the　night；　the　solitude
of　the　spot；　inviting　us　to　break　our　slumbers　by　a　vigil　of　some
sort。　Rise　as　thou　livest；　and　retire　a　little　distance；　and　with　a
good　heart　and　cheerful　courage　give　thyself　three　or　four　hundred
lashes　on　account　of　Dulcinea's　disenchantment　score；　and　this　I
entreat　of　thee；　making　it　a　request；　for　I　have　no　desire　to　come
to　grips　with　thee　a　second　time；　as　I　know　thou　hast　a　heavy　hand。　As
soon　as　thou　hast　laid　them　on　we　will　pass　the　rest　of　the　night；　I
singing　my　separation；　thou　thy　constancy；　making　a　beginning　at
once　with　the　pastoral　life　we　are　to　follow　at　our　village。〃
　　〃Senor；〃　replied　Sancho；　〃I'm　no　monk　to　get　up　out　of　the　middle　of
my　sleep　and　scourge　myself；　nor　does　it　seem　to　me　that　one　can
pass　from　one　extreme　of　the　pain　of　whipping　to　the　other　of　music。
Will　your　worship　let　me　sleep；　and　not　worry　me　about　whipping
myself？　or　you'll　make　me　swear　never　to　touch　a　hair　of　my　doublet；
not　to　say　my　flesh。〃
　　〃O　hard　heart！〃　said　Don　Quixote；　〃O　pitiless　squire！　O　bread
ill…bestowed　and　favours　ill…acknowledged；　both　those　I　have　done　thee
and　those　I　mean　to　do　thee！　Through　me　hast　thou　seen　thyself　a
governor；　and　through　me　thou　seest　thyself　in　immediate　expectation
of　being　a　count；　or　obtaining　some　other　equivalent　title；　for　I…
post　tenebras　spero　lucem。〃
　　〃I　don't　know　what　that　is；〃　said　Sancho；　〃all　I　know　is　that　so
long　as　I　am　asleep　I　have　neither　fear　nor　hope；　trouble　nor　glory；
and　good　luck　betide　him　that　invented　sleep；　the　cloak　that　covers
over　all　a　man's　thoughts；　the　food　that　removes　hunger；　the　drink
that　drives　away　thirst；　the　fire　that　warms　the　cold；　the　cold　that
tempers　the　heat；　and；　to　wind　up　with；　the　universal　coin　wherewith
everything　is　bought；　the　weight　and　balance　that　makes　the　shepherd
equal　with　the　king　and　the　fool　with　the　wise　man。　Sleep；　I　have
heard　say；　has　only　one　fault；　that　it　is　like　death；　for　between　a
sleeping　man　and　a　dead　man　there　is　very　little　difference。〃
　　〃Never　have　I　heard　thee　speak　so　elegantly　as　now；　Sancho；〃　said
Don　Quixote；　〃and　here　I　begin　to　see　the　truth　of　the　proverb　thou
dost　sometimes　quote；　'Not　with　whom　thou　art　bred；　but　with　whom　thou
art　fed。'〃
　　〃Ha；　by　my　life；　master　mine；〃　said　Sancho；　〃it's　not　I　that　am
stringing　proverbs　now；　for　they　drop　in　pairs　from　your　worship's
mouth　faster　than　from　mine；　only　there　is　this　difference　between
mine　and　yours；　that　yours　are　well…timed　and　mine　are　untimely；　but
anyhow；　they　are　all　proverbs。〃
　　At　this　point　they　became　aware　of　a　harsh　indistinct　noise　that
seemed　to　spread　through　all　the　valleys　around。　Don　Quixote　stood
up　and　laid　his　hand　upon　his　sword；　and　Sancho　ensconced　himself
under　Dapple　and　put　the　bundle　of　armour　on　one　side　of　him　and　the
ass's　pack…saddle　on　the　other；　in　fear　and　trembling　as　great　as
Don　Quixote's　perturbation。　Each　instant　the　noise　increased　and
came　nearer　to　the　two　terrified　men；　or　at　least　to　one；　for　as　to
the　other；　his　courage　is　known　to　all。　The　fact　of　the　matter　was
that　some　men　were　taking　above　six　hundred　pigs　to　sell　at　a　fair；
and　were　on　their　way　with　them　at　that　hour；　and　so　great　was　the
noise　they　made　and　their　grunting　and　blowing；　that　they　deafened　the
ears　of　Don　Quixote　and　Sancho　Panza；　and　they　could　not　make　out　what
it　was。　The　wide…spread　grunting　drove　came　on　in　a　surging　mass；
and　without　showing　any　respect　for　Don　Quixote's　dignity　or　Sancho's；
passed　right　over　the　pair　of　them；　demolishing　Sancho's
entrenchments；　and　not　only　upsetting　Don　Quixote　but　sweeping
Rocinante　off　his　feet　into　the　bargain；　and　what　with　the　trampling
and　the　grunting；　and　the　pace　at　which　the　unclean　beasts　went；
pack…saddle；　armour；　Dapple　and　Rocinante　were　left　scattered　on　the
ground　and　Sancho　and　Don　Quixote　at　their　wits'　end。
　　Sancho　got　up　as　well　as　he　could　and　begged　his　master　to　give
him　his　sword；　saying　he　wanted　to　kill　half　a　dozen　of　those　dirty
unmannerly　pigs；　for　he　had　by　this　time　found　out　that　that　was
what　they　were。
　　〃Let　them　be；　my　friend；〃　said　Don　Quixote；　〃this　insult　is　the
penalty　of　my　sin；　and　it　is　the　righteous　chastisement　of　heaven　that
jackals　should　devour　a　vanquished　knight；　and　wasps　sting　him　and
pigs　trample　him　under　foot。〃
　　〃I　suppose　it　is　the　chastisement　of　heaven；　too；〃　said　Sancho；
〃that　flies　should　prick　the　squires　of　vanquished　knights；　and　lice
eat　them；　and　hunger　assail　them。　If　we　squires　were　the　sons　of　the
knights　we　serve；　or　their　very　near　relations；　it　would　be　no
wonder　if　the　penalty　of　their　misdeeds　overtook　us；　even　to　the
fourth　generation。　But　what　have　the　Panzas　to　do　with　the　Quixotes？
Well；　well；　let's　lie　down　again　and　sleep　out　what　little　of　the
night　there's　left；　and　God　will　send　us　dawn　and　we　shall　be　all
right。〃
　　〃Sleep　thou；　Sancho；〃　returned　Don　Quixote；　〃for　thou　wast　born　to
sleep　as　I　was　born　to　watch；　and　during　the　time　it　now　wants　of　dawn
I　will　give　a　loose　rein　to　my　thoughts；　and　seek　a　vent　for　them　in　a
little　madrigal　which；　unknow