To this Don Quixote replied, "His Majesty has acted like a prudent warrior in providing for the safety of his realms in time, so that the enemy may not find him unprepared; but if my advice were taken I would recommend him to adopt a measure which at present, no doubt, his Majesty is very far from thinking of."
A esto respondió don Quijote: -Su Majestad ha hecho como prudentísimo guerrero en proveer sus estados con tiempo, porque no le halle desapercebido el enemigo; pero si se tomara mi consejo, aconsejárale yo que usara de una prevención, de la cual Su Majestad la hora de agora debe estar muy ajeno de pensar en ella.