The next day they reached the place where Sancho had laid the broom-branches as marks to direct him to where he had left his master, and recognising it he told them that here was the entrance, and that they would do well to dress themselves, if that was required to deliver his master; for they had already told him that going in this guise and dressing in this way were of the highest importance in order to rescue his master from the pernicious life he had adopted; and they charged him strictly not to tell his master who they were, or that he knew them, and should he ask, as ask he would, if he had given the letter to Dulcinea, to say that he had, and that, as she did not know how to read, she had given an answer by word of mouth, saying that she commanded him, on pain of her displeasure, to come and see her at once; and it was a very important matter for himself, because in this way and with what they meant to say to him they felt sure of bringing him back to a better mode of life and inducing him to take immediate steps to become an emperor or monarch, for there was no fear of his becoming an archbishop.
Otro día llegaron al lugar donde Sancho había dejado puestas las señales de las ramas para acertar el lugar donde había dejado a su señor; y, en reconociéndole, les dijo como aquélla era la entrada, y que bien se podían vestir, si era que aquello hacía al caso para la libertad de su señor; porque ellos le habían dicho antes que el ir de aquella suerte y vestirse de aquel modo era toda la importancia para sacar a su amo de aquella mala vida que había escogido, y que le encargaban mucho que no dijese a su amo quien ellos eran, ni que los conocía; y que si le preguntase, como se lo había de preguntar, si dio la carta a Dulcinea, dijese que sí, y que, por no saber leer, le había respondido de palabra, diciéndole que le mandaba, so pena de la su desgracia, que luego al momento se viniese a ver con ella, que era cosa que le importaba mucho; porque con esto y con lo que ellos pensaban decirle tenían por cosa cierta reducirle a mejor vida, y hacer con él que luego se pusiese en camino para ir a ser emperador o monarca; que en lo de ser arzobispo no había de qué temer.