Ενώ ετοιμαζόντανε ν' αρχίσουν την τρίτη βόλτα, ο Αγαθούλης μη βαστάνοντας πια, ζήτησε ως χάρη να ευαρεστηθούν να λάβουν την καλωσύνη να του τινάξουν τα μυαλά· του κάμανε αυτό το χατήρι· του δένουν τα μάτια· τον βάζουν να γονατίση.
As they were preparing to make him set out the third time our young hero, unable to support it any longer, begged as a favor that they would be so obliging as to shoot him through the head; the favor being granted, a bandage was tied over his eyes, and he was made to kneel down.