He was bareheaded, and notwithstanding the swiftness with which he passed as has been described, the Knight of the Rueful Countenance observed and noted all these trifles, and though he made the attempt, he was unable to follow him, for it was not granted to the feebleness of Rocinante to make way over such rough ground, he being, moreover, slow-paced and sluggish by nature.
Traía la cabeza descubierta, y, aunque pasó con la ligereza que se ha dicho, todas estas menudencias miró y notó el Caballero de la Triste Figura; y, aunque lo procuró, no pudo seguille, porque no era dado a la debilidad de Rocinante andar por aquellas asperezas, y más siendo él de suyo pisacorto y flemático.