Sancho, seeing his master retiring to run his course, did not like to be left alone with the nosy man, fearing that with one flap of that nose on his own the battle would be all over for him and he would be left stretched on the ground, either by the blow or with fright; so he ran after his master, holding on to Rocinante's stirrup-leather, and when it seemed to him time to turn about, he said, "I implore of your worship, senor, before you turn to charge, to help me up into this cork tree, from which I will be able to witness the gallant encounter your worship is going to have with this knight, more to my taste and better than from the ground."
Sancho, que vio partir a su amo para tomar carrera, no quiso quedar solo con el narigudo, temiendo que con solo un pasagonzalo con aquellas narices en las suyas sería acabada la pendencia suya, quedando del golpe, o del miedo, tendido en el suelo, y fuese tras su amo, asido a una acción de Rocinante; y, cuando le pareció que ya era tiempo que volviese, le dijo: -Suplico a vuesa merced, señor mío, que antes que vuelva a encontrarse me ayude a subir sobre aquel alcornoque, de donde podré ver más a mi sabor, mejor que desde el suelo, el gallardo encuentro que vuesa merced ha de hacer con este caballero.