CHAPTERXXXIX
WHEREINTHECAPTIVERELATESHISLIFEANDADVENTURES
MYfamilyhaditsorigininavillageinthemountainsofLeon，andnaturehadbeenkinderandmoregeneroustoitthanfortune；
thoughinthegeneralpovertyofthosecommunitiesmyfatherpassedforbeingevenarichman；andhewouldhavebeensoinrealityhadhebeenascleverinpreservinghispropertyashewasinspendingit。
Thistendencyofhistobeliberalandprofusehehadacquiredfromhavingbeenasoldierinhisyouth，forthesoldier\'slifeisaschoolinwhichtheniggardbecomesfree-handedandthefree-handedprodigal；