"That he is," said the barber, and at once alighting, he offered his saddle to the curate, who accepted it without much entreaty; but unfortunately as the barber was mounting behind, the mule, being as it happened a hired one, which is the same thing as saying ill-conditioned, lifted its hind hoofs and let fly a couple of kicks in the air, which would have made Master Nicholas wish his expedition in quest of Don Quixote at the devil had they caught him on the breast or head.
Y, apeándose en un punto, convidó al cura con la silla, y él la tomó sin hacerse mucho de rogar. Y fue el mal que al subir a las ancas el barbero, la mula, que, en efeto, era de alquiler, que para decir que era mala esto basta, alzó un poco los cuartos traseros y dio dos coces en el aire, que, a darlas en el pecho de maese Nicolás, o en la cabeza, él diera al diablo la venida por don Quijote.