But these freaks of his guest were not much to the liking of the landlord, so he determined to cut matters short and confer upon him at once the unlucky order of knighthood before any further misadventure could occur; so, going up to him, he apologised for the rudeness which, without his knowledge, had been offered to him by these low people, who, however, had been well punished for their audacity.
No le parecieron bien al ventero las burlas de su huésped, y determinó abreviar y darle la negra orden de caballería luego, antes que otra desgracia sucediese. Y así, llegándose a él, se desculpó de la insolencia que aquella gente baja con él había usado, sin que él supiese cosa alguna; pero que bien castigados quedaban de su atrevimiento.