[西班牙]米盖儿·塞万提斯（migueldecervanessaavedra）

donquixoe

inavilgeofmancha，henameofwhichihave

nodesireocallomind，herelivednolongsinceoneof

hosegenlemenhakeepanceinhencerack，anold

buckler，aleanhack，andagreyhoundforcoursinganolof

rahermorebeefhanmuon，asadonmosnigh，scraps

onsaurdays，lenilsonfridays，andapigeonorsoexraon

sundays，madeawaywihhreequarersofhisincomehe

resofiweninadoubleoffineclohandvelvebreeches

andshoesomachforholidays，whileonweekdayshemade

abravefigureinhisbeshomespunhehadinhishousea

housekeeperpasfory，anieceunderweny，andadfor

hefieldandmarkepce，whousedosaddlehehackas

wellashandlehebillhookheageofhisgenlemanof

ourswasborderingoffify；hewasofahardyhabi，spare，

gaunfeaured，averyearlyriserandagreasporsmanhey

willhaveihissurnamewasquixadaorquesada（forhere

hereissomedifferenceofopinionamongheauhorswho

wrieonhesubjec），alhoughfromreasonableconjecuresi

seemspinhahewascalledquexanahis，however，isof

bulileimporanceoourale；iwillbeenoughnoosray

ahair’sbreadhfromheruhinheellingofi

youmusknow，hen，haheabovenamedgenleman

wheneverhewasaleisure（whichwasmoslyallheyear

round）gavehimselfuporeadingbooksofchivalrywih

suchardourandavidiyhahealmosenirelynegleced

hepursuiofhisfieldspors，andevenhemanagemen

ofhispropery；andosuchapichdidhiseagernessand

infauaiongohahesoldmanyanacreofilgendobuy

booksofchivalryoread，andbroughhomeasmanyof

hemashecouldgebuofallherewerenonehelikedso

wellashoseofhefamousfelicianodesilva’scomposiion，

forheirlucidiyofsyleandcomplicaedconceiswere

aspearlsinhissigh，paricurlywheninhisreadinghe

cameuponcourshipsandcarels，whereheofenfound

passageslike“hereasonofheunreasonwihwhichmy

reasonisafflicedsoweakensmyreasonhawihreason

imurmurayourbeauy；”oragain，“hehighheavens，

haofyourdiviniydivinelyforifyyouwihhesars，render

youdeservingofhedeseryourgreanessdeserves”over

conceisofhissorhepoorgenlemanloshiswis，and

usedolieawakesrivingoundersandhemandworm

hemeaningouofhem；whaarisolehimselfcould

nohavemadeouorexracedhadhecomeolifeagain

forhaspecialpurposehewasnoaalleasyabouhe

woundswhichdonbelianisgaveandook，becausei

seemedohimha，greaaswerehesurgeonswhohad

curedhim，hemushavehadhisfaceandbodycoveredall

overwihseamsandscarshecommended，however，he

auhor’swayofendinghisbookwihhepromiseofha

inerminableadvenure，andmanyaimewasheempedo

akeuphispenandfinishiproperlyasishereproposed，

whichnodoubhewouldhavedone，andmadeasuccessful

pieceofworkofioo，hadnogreaerandmoreabsorbing

houghsprevenedhim

manyanargumendidhehavewihhecuraeofhis

vilge(alearnedman，andagraduaeofsiguenza)asowhich

hadbeenhebeerknigh，palmerinofengndoramadisof

gaulmasernichos，hevilgebarber，however，usedo

sayhaneiherofhemcameupoheknighofphoebus，

andhaifherewasanyhacouldcomparewihhimiwas

dongaor，hebroherofamadisofgaul，becausehehad

aspirihawasequaloeveryoccasion，andwasnofinikin