“Itseemstomerather，Sancho，“saidDonQuixote，“thatthouwouldstmountascaffoldinordertoseethebullswithoutdanger。“
“Totellthetruth，“returnedSancho，“themonstrousnoseofthatsquirehasfilledmewithfearandterror，andIdarenotstaynearhim。“
“Itis，“saidDonQuixote，“suchaonethatwereInotwhatIamitwouldterrifymetoo；so，come，Iwillhelptheeupwherethouwilt。“
WhileDonQuixotewaitedforSanchotomountintothecorktreeheoftheMirrorstookasmuchgroundasheconsideredrequisite，and，supposingDonQuixotetohavedonethesame，withoutwaitingforanysoundoftrumpetorothersignaltodirectthem，hewheeledhishorse，whichwasnotmoreagileorbetter-lookingthanRocinante，andathistopspeed，whichwasaneasytrot，heproceededtochargehisenemy；seeinghim，however，engagedinputtingSanchoup，hedrewrein，andhaltedinmidcareer，forwhichhishorsewasverygrateful，ashewasalreadyunabletogo。DonQuixote，fancyingthathisfoewascomingdownuponhimflying，drovehisspursvigorouslyintoRocinante\'sleanflanksandmadehimscudalonginsuchstylethatthehistorytellsusthatonthisoccasiononlywasheknowntomakesomethinglikerunning，foronallothersitwasasimpletrotwithhim；andwiththisunparalleledfuryheboredownwhereheoftheMirrorsstooddigginghisspursintohishorseuptobuttons，withoutbeingabletomakehimstirafinger\'slengthfromthespotwherehehadcometoastandstillinhiscourse。Atthisluckymomentandcrisis，DonQuixotecameuponhisadversary，introublewithhishorse，andembarrassedwithhislance，whichheeithercouldnotmanage，orhadnotimetolayinrest。DonQuixote，however，paidnoattentiontothesedifficulties，andinperfectsafetytohimselfandwithoutanyriskencounteredhimoftheMirrorswithsuchforcethathebroughthimtothegroundinspiteofhimselfoverthehaunchesofhishorse，andwithsoheavyafallthathelaytoallappearancedead，notstirringhandorfoot。TheinstantSanchosawhimfallhesliddownfromthecorktree，andmadeallhastetowherehismasterwas，who，dismountingfromRocinante，wentandstoodoverhimoftheMirrors，andunlacinghishelmettoseeifhewasdead，andtogivehimairifheshouldhappentobealive，hesaw-whocansaywhathesaw，withoutfillingallwhohearitwithastonishment，wonder，andawe？Hesaw，thehistorysays，theverycountenance，theveryface，theverylook，theveryphysiognomy，theveryeffigy，theveryimageofthebachelorSamsonCarrasco！Assoonashesawithecalledoutinaloudvoice，“Makehastehere，Sancho，andbeholdwhatthouarttoseebutnottobelieve；quick，myson，andlearnwhatmagiccando，andwizardsandenchantersarecapableof。“
Sanchocameup，andwhenhesawthecountenanceofthebachelorCarrasco，hefelltocrossinghimselfathousandtimes，andblessinghimselfasmanymore。Allthistimetheprostrateknightshowednosignsoflife，andSanchosaidtoDonQuixote，“Itismyopinion，senor，thatinanycaseyourworshipshouldtakeandthrustyourswordintothemouthofthisoneherethatlookslikethebachelorSamsonCarrasco；perhapsinhimyouwillkilloneofyourenemies，theenchanters。“