They were inclined to pull Don Quixote up again, as they could give him no more rope; however, they waited about half an hour, at the end of which time they began to gather in the rope again with great ease and without feeling any weight, which made them fancy Don Quixote was remaining below; and persuaded that it was so, Sancho wept bitterly, and hauled away in great haste in order to settle the question. When, however, they had come to, as it seemed, rather more than eighty fathoms they felt a weight, at which they were greatly delighted; and at last, at ten fathoms more, they saw Don Quixote distinctly, and Sancho called out to him, saying, "Welcome back, senor, for we had begun to think you were going to stop there to found a family."
Con todo eso, se detuvieron como media hora, al cabo del cual espacio volvieron a recoger la soga con mucha facilidad y sin peso alguno, señal que les hizo imaginar que don Quijote se quedaba dentro; y, creyéndolo así, Sancho lloraba amargamente y tiraba con mucha priesa por desengañarse, pero, llegando, a su parecer, a poco más de las ochenta brazas, sintieron peso, de que en estremo se alegraron.