"I am the same," replied the gentleman; "and that same Don Quixote, the principal personage in the said history, was a very great friend of mine, and it was I who took him away from home, or at least induced him to come to some jousts that were to be held at Saragossa, whither I was going myself; indeed, I showed him many kindnesses, and saved him from having his shoulders touched up by the executioner because of his extreme rashness."
-El mismo soy -respondió el caballero-, y el tal don Quijote, sujeto principal de la tal historia, fue grandísimo amigo mío, y yo fui el que le sacó de su tierra, o, a lo menos, le moví a que viniese a unas justas que se hacían en Zaragoza, adonde yo iba; y, en verdad en verdad que le hice muchas amistades, y que le quité de que no le palmease las espaldas el verdugo, por ser demasiadamente atrevido.