The barber was all this time on his knees at great pains to hide his laughter and not let his beard fall, for had it fallen maybe their fine scheme would have come to nothing; but now seeing the boon granted, and the promptitude with which Don Quixote prepared to set out in compliance with it, he rose and took his lady's hand, and between them they placed her upon the mule.
Estábase el barbero aún de rodillas, teniendo gran cuenta de disimular la risa y de que no se le cayese la barba, con cuya caída quizá quedaran todos sin conseguir su buena intención; y, viendo que ya el don estaba concedido y con la diligencia que don Quijote se alistaba para ir a cumplirle, se levantó y tomó de la otra mano a su señora, y entre los dos la subieron en la mula.