WHICHTREATSOFMORECURIOUSINCIDENTSTHATOCCURREDATTHEINN
Justatthatinstantthelandlord, whowasstandingatthegateoftheinn, exclaimed, "Herecomesafinetroopofguests; iftheystopherewemaysaygaudeamus."
"Whatarethey?" saidCardenio.
"Fourmen," saidthelandlord, "ridingalajineta, withlancesandbucklers, andallwithblackveils, andwiththemthereisawomaninwhiteonaside-saddle, whosefaceisalsoveiled, andtwoattendantsonfoot."
"Aretheyverynear?" saidthecurate.
"Sonear," answeredthelandlord, "thatheretheycome."
HearingthisDorotheacoveredherface, andCardenioretreatedintoDonQuixote'sroom, andtheyhardlyhadtimetodosobeforethewholepartythehosthaddescribedenteredtheinn, andthefourthatwereonhorseback, whowereofhighbredappearanceandbearing, dismounted, andcameforwardtotakedownthewomanwhorodeontheside-saddle, , , curioustoknowwhothesepeopleinsuchadressandpreservingsuchsilencewere, wenttowheretheservantswerestandingandputthequestiontooneofthem, whoansweredhim.
"Faith, sir, Icannottellyouwhotheyare, Ionlyknowtheyseemtobepeopleofdistinction, particularlyhewhoadvancedtotaketheladyyousawinhisarms; andIsaysobecausealltherestshowhimrespect, andnothingisdoneexceptwhathedirectsandorders."
"Andthelady, whoisshe?" askedthecurate.
