By means of this sophistry Sancho was made to endure hunger, and hunger so keen that in his heart he cursed the government, and even him who had given it to him; however, with his hunger and his conserve he undertook to deliver judgments that day, and the first thing that came before him was a question that was submitted to him by a stranger, in the presence of the majordomo and the other attendants, and it was in these words: "Senor, a large river separated two districts of one and the same lordship—will your worship please to pay attention, for the case is an important and a rather knotty one?
Con esta sofistería padecía hambre Sancho, y tal, que en su secreto maldecía el gobierno y aun a quien se le había dado; pero, con su hambre y con su conserva, se puso a juzgar aquel día, y lo primero que se le ofreció fue una pregunta que un forastero le hizo, estando presentes a todo el mayordomo y los demás acólitos, que fue: -Señor, un caudaloso río dividía dos términos de un mismo señorío (y esté vuestra merced atento, porque el caso es de importancia y algo dificultoso).