But anxious to find quarters for the night, they with all despatch made an end of their poor dry fare, mounted at once, and made haste to reach some habitation before night set in; but daylight and the hope of succeeding in their object failed them close by the huts of some goatherds, so they determined to pass the night there, and it was as much to Sancho's discontent not to have reached a house, as it was to his master's satisfaction to sleep under the open heaven, for he fancied that each time this happened to him he performed an act of ownership that helped to prove his chivalry.
Pero, deseosos de buscar donde alojar aquella noche, acabaron con mucha brevedad su pobre y seca comida. Subieron luego a caballo, y diéronse priesa por llegar a poblado antes que anocheciese; pero faltóles el sol, y la esperanza de alcanzar lo que deseaban, junto a unas chozas de unos cabreros, y así, determinaron de pasarla allí; que cuanto fue de pesadumbre para Sancho no llegar a poblado, fue de contento para su amo dormirla al cielo descubierto, por parecerle que cada vez que esto le sucedía era hacer un acto posesivo que facilitaba la prueba de su caballería.