All that can be said is, it was such that he again raised himself in his stirrups, and, grasping his sword more firmly with both hands, he came down on the Biscayan with such fury, smiting him full over the cushion and over the head, that—even so good a shield proving useless—as if a mountain had fallen on him, he began to bleed from nose, mouth, and ears, reeling as if about to fall backwards from his mule, as no doubt he would have done had he not flung his arms about its neck; at the same time, however, he slipped his feet out of the stirrups and then unclasped his arms, and the mule, taking fright at the terrible blow, made off across the plain, and with a few plunges flung its master to the ground.
No se diga más, sino que fue de manera que se alzó de nuevo en los estribos, y, apretando más la espada en las dos manos, con tal furia descargó sobre el vizcaíno, acertándole de lleno sobre la almohada y sobre la cabeza, que, sin ser parte tan buena defensa, como si cayera sobre él una montaña, comenzó a echar sangre por las narices, y por la boca y por los oídos, y a dar muestras de caer de la mula abajo, de donde cayera, sin duda, si no se abrazara con el cuello; pero, con todo eso, sacó los pies de los estribos y luego soltó los brazos; y la mula, espantada del terrible golpe, dio a correr por el campo, y a pocos corcovos dio con su dueño en tierra.