Sancho fell upon his knees devoutly appealing to heaven to deliver him from such imminent peril; which it did by the activity and quickness of the millers, who, pushing against the boat with their poles, stopped it, not, however, without upsetting and throwing Don Quixote and Sancho into the water; and lucky it was for Don Quixote that he could swim like a goose, though the weight of his armour carried him twice to the bottom; and had it not been for the millers, who plunged in and hoisted them both out, it would have been Troy town with the pair of them.
Púsose Sancho de rodillas, pidiendo devotamente al cielo le librase de tan manifiesto peligro, como lo hizo, por la industria y presteza de los molineros, que, oponiéndose con sus palos al barco, le detuvieron, pero no de manera que dejasen de trastornar el barco y dar con don Quijote y con Sancho al través en el agua; pero vínole bien a don Quijote, que sabía nadar como un ganso, aunque el peso de las armas le llevó al fondo dos veces; y si no fuera por los molineros, que se arrojaron al agua y los sacaron como en peso a entrambos, allí había sido Troya para los dos.