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OFMATTERSRELATINGANDBELONGINGTOTHISADVENTUREANDTOTHIS
MEMORABLEHISTORY
VERILYandtrulyallthosewhofindpleasureinhistorieslikethisoughtshowtheirgratitudetoCideHamete，itsoriginalauthor，forthescrupulouscarehehastakentosetbeforeusallitsminuteparticulars，notleavinganything，howevertriflingitmaybe，thathedoesnotmakeclearandplain。Heportraysthethoughts，herevealsthefancies，heanswersimpliedquestions，clearsupdoubts，setsobjectionsatrest，and，inaword，makesplainthesmallestpointsthemostinquisitivecandesiretoknow。Orenownedauthor！OhappyDonQuixote！OfamousfamousdrollSancho！Allandeach，mayyelivecountlessagesforthedelightandamusementofthedwellersonearth！
ThehistorygoesontosaythatwhenSanchosawtheDistressedOnefaintheexclaimed：“IswearbythefaithofanhonestmanandtheshadesofallmyancestorsthePanzas，thatneverIdidseeorhearof，norhasmymasterrelatedorconceivedinhismind，suchanadventureasthis。Athousanddevils-nottocursethee-takethee，Malambruno，foranenchanterandagiant！Couldstthoufindnoothersortofpunishmentforthesesinnersbutbeardingthem？Woulditnothavebeenbetter-itwouldhavebeenbetterforthem-tohavetakenoffhalftheirnosesfromthemiddleupwards，eventhoughthey\'dhavesnuffledwhentheyspoke，thantohaveputbeardsonthem？I\'llbettheyhavenotthemeansofpayinganybodytoshavethem。“