On this one of them took a purse out of his bosom and showed it to Sancho, by which he comprehended they were asking for money, and putting his thumb to his throat and spreading his hand upwards he gave them to understand that he had not the sign of a coin about him, and urging Dapple forward he broke through them. But as he was passing, one of them who had been examining him very closely rushed towards him, and flinging his arms round him exclaimed in a loud voice and good Spanish, "God bless me!
Entonces uno de ellos sacó una bolsa del seno y mostrósela a Sancho, por donde entendió que le pedían dineros; y él, poniéndose el dedo pulgar en la garganta y estendiendo la mano arriba, les dio a entender que no tenía ostugo de moneda, y, picando al rucio, rompió por ellos; y, al pasar, habiéndole estado mirando uno dellos con mucha atención, arremetió a él, echándole los brazos por la cintura; en voz alta y muy castellana, dijo: -¡Válame Dios!