The Biscayan, when he saw him coming on, though he wished to dismount from his mule, in which, being one of those sorry ones let out for hire, he had no confidence, had no choice but to draw his sword; it was lucky for him, however, that he was near the coach, from which he was able to snatch a cushion that served him for a shield; and they went at one another as if they had been two mortal enemies.
El vizcaíno, que así le vio venir, aunque quisiera apearse de la mula, que, por ser de las malas de alquiler, no había que fiar en ella, no pudo hacer otra cosa sino sacar su espada; pero avínole bien que se halló junto al coche, de donde pudo tomar una almohada que le sirvió de escudo, y luego se fueron el uno para el otro, como si fueran dos mortales enemigos.