He carried no arms whatever, nothing but a rosary of beads bigger than fair-sized filberts, each tenth bead being like a moderate ostrich egg; his bearing, his gait, his dignity and imposing presence held me spellbound and wondering. He approached me, and the first thing he did was to embrace me closely, and then he said to me, 'For a long time now, O valiant knight Don Quixote of La Mancha, we who are here enchanted in these solitudes have been hoping to see thee, that thou mayest make known to the world what is shut up and concealed in this deep cave, called the cave of Montesinos, which thou hast entered, an achievement reserved for thy invincible heart and stupendous courage alone to attempt.
Llegóse a mí, y lo primero que hizo fue abrazarme estrechamente, y luego decirme: ''Luengos tiempos ha, valeroso caballero don Quijote de la Mancha, que los que estamos en estas soledades encantados esperamos verte, para que des noticia al mundo de lo que encierra y cubre la profunda cueva por donde has entrado, llamada la cueva de Montesinos: hazaña sólo guardada para ser acometida de tu invencible corazón y de tu ánimo stupendo.