Don Quixote when he saw Sancho's flight without wings asked the general if this was a usual ceremony with those who came on board the galleys for the first time; for, if so, as he had no intention of adopting them as a profession, he had no mind to perform such feats of agility, and if anyone offered to lay hold of him to whirl him about, he vowed to God he would kick his soul out; and as he said this he stood up and clapped his hand upon his sword.
Don Quijote, que vio el vuelo sin alas de Sancho, preguntó al general si eran ceremonias aquéllas que se usaban con los primeros que entraban en las galeras; porque si acaso lo fuese, él, que no tenía intención de profesar en ellas, no quería hacer semejantes ejercicios, y que votaba a Dios que, si alguno llegaba a asirle para voltearle, que le había de sacar el alma a puntillazos; y, diciendo esto, se levantó en pie y empuñó la espada.