And so, as the saying is, cat to rat, rat to rope, rope to stick, the carrier pounded Sancho, Sancho the lass, she him, and the innkeeper her, and all worked away so briskly that they did not give themselves a moment's rest; and the best of it was that the innkeeper's lamp went out, and as they were left in the dark they all laid on one upon the other in a mass so unmercifully that there was not a sound spot left where a hand could light.
Y así como suele decirse: el gato al rato, el rato a la cuerda, la cuerda al palo, daba el arriero a Sancho, Sancho a la moza, la moza a él, el ventero a la moza, y todos menudeaban con tanta priesa que no se daban punto de reposo; y fue lo bueno que al ventero se le apagó el candil, y, como quedaron ascuras, dábanse tan sin compasión todos a bulto que, a doquiera que ponían la mano, no dejaban cosa sana.