"The difficulty is, Sir Knight, that I have no money here; letAndres come home with me, and I will pay him all, real by real."
"I go with him!" said the youth. "Nay, God forbid! No, senor, notfor the world; for once alone with me, he would ray me like a SaintBartholomew."
"He will do nothing of the kind," said Don Quixote; "I have onlyto command, and he will obey me; and as he has sworn to me by theorder of knighthood which he has received, I leave him free, and Iguarantee the payment."
"Consider what you are saying, senor," said the youth; "thismaster of mine is not a knight, nor has he received any order ofknighthood; for he is Juan Haldudo the Rich, of Quintanar."
"That matters little," replied Don Quixote; "there may be Haldudosknights; moreover, everyone is the son of his works."
"That is true," said Andres; "but this master of mine- of what worksis he the son, when he refuses me the wages of my sweat and labour?"
"I do not refuse, brother Andres," said the farmer, "be goodenough to come along with me, and I swear by all the orders ofknighthood there are in the world to pay you as I have agreed, real byreal, and perfumed."
"For the perfumery I excuse you," said Don Quixote; "give it tohim in reals, and I shall be satisfied; and see that you do as youhave sworn; if not, by the same oath I swear to come back and hunt youout and punish you; and I shall find you though you should liecloser than a lizard. And if you desire to know who it is lays thiscommand upon you, that you be more firmly bound to obey it, knowthat I am the valorous Don Quixote of La Man插, the undoer ofwrongs and injustices; and so, God be with you, and keep in mindwhat you have promised and sworn under those penalties that havebeen already declared to you."
So saying, he gave Rocinante the spur and was soon out of reach. Thefarmer followed him with his eyes, and when he saw that he had clearedthe wood and was no longer in sight, he turned to his boy Andres,and said, "Come here, my son, I