WHICHTREATSOFTHEFIRSTSALLYTHEINGENIOUSDONQUIXOTEMADEFROMHOME
Thesepreliminariessettled, hedidnotcaretoputoffanylongertheexecutionofhisdesign, urgedontoitbythethoughtofalltheworldwaslosingbyhisdelay, seeingwhatwrongsheintendedtoright, grievancestoredress, injusticestorepair, abusestoremove, , withoutgivingnoticeofhisintentiontoanyone, andwithoutanybodyseeinghim, onemorningbeforethedawningoftheday (whichwasoneofthehottestofthemonthofJuly) hedonnedhissuitofarmour, mountedRocinantewithhispatched-uphelmeton, bracedhisbuckler, tookhislance, , whenaterriblethoughtstruckhim, , andthataccordingtothelawofchivalryheneithercouldnoroughttobeararmsagainstanyknight; andthatevenifhehadbeen, stillheought, asanoviceknight, towearwhitearmour, , buthiscrazebeingstrongerthananyreasoning, hemadeuphismindtohavehimselfdubbedaknightbythefirstonehecameacross, followingtheexampleofothersinthesamecase, , heresolved, onthefirstopportunity, toscourhisuntilitwaswhiterthananermine; andsocomfortinghimselfhepursuedhisway, takingthatwhichhishorsechose, forinthishebelievedlaytheessenceofadventures.
