He at once concluded that some damsel of the duchess's was in love with him, and that her modesty forced her to keep her passion secret. He trembled lest he should fall, and made an inward resolution not to yield; and commending himself with all his might and soul to his lady Dulcinea he made up his mind to listen to the music; and to let them know he was there he gave a pretended sneeze, at which the damsels were not a little delighted, for all they wanted was that Don Quixote should hear them.
Luego imaginó que alguna doncella de la duquesa estaba dél enamorada, y que la honestidad la forzaba a tener secreta su voluntad; temió no le rindiese, y propuso en su pensamiento el no dejarse vencer; y, encomendándose de todo buen ánimo y buen talante a su señora Dulcinea del Toboso, determinó de escuchar la música; y, para dar a entender que allí estaba, dio un fingido estornudo, de que no poco se alegraron las doncellas, que otra cosa no deseaban sino que don Quijote las oyese.