And so saying he gave Rocinante the spur, and Sancho followed him on foot and loaded, and after having partly made the circuit of the mountain they found lying in a ravine, dead and half devoured by dogs and pecked by jackdaws, a mule saddled and bridled, all which still further strengthened their suspicion that he who had fled was the owner of the mule and the saddle-pad.
Y así, picó a Rocinante, y siguióle Sancho con su acostumbrado jumento; y, habiendo rodeado parte de la montaña, hallaron en un arroyo, caída, muerta y medio comida de perros y picada de grajos, una mula ensillada y enfrenada; todo lo cual confirmó en ellos más la sospecha de que aquel que huía era el dueño de la mula y del cojín.