And now night came, and with it the appointed time for the arrival of the famous horse Clavileno, the non-appearance of which was already beginning to make Don Quixote uneasy, for it struck him that, as Malambruno was so long about sending it, either he himself was not the knight for whom the adventure was reserved, or else Malambruno did not dare to meet him in single combat.
Llegó en esto la noche, y con ella el punto determinado en que el famoso caballo Clavileño viniese, cuya tardanza fatigaba ya a don Quijote, pareciéndole que, pues Malambruno se detenía en enviarle, o que él no era el caballero para quien estaba guardada aquella aventura, o que Malambruno no osaba venir con él a singular batalla.