CHAPTERLVIII
WHICHTELLSHOWADVENTURESCAMECROWDINGONDONQUIXOTEINSUCH
NUMBERSTHATTHEYGAVEONEANOTHERNOBREATHING-TIME
WHENDonQuixotesawhimselfinopencountry，free，andrelievedfromtheattentionsofAltisidora，hefeltathisease，andinfreshspiritstotakeupthepursuitofchivalryoncemore；andturningtoSanchohesaid，“Freedom，Sancho，isoneofthemostpreciousgiftsthatheavenhasbestoweduponmen；notreasuresthattheearthholdsburiedortheseaconcealscancomparewithit；forfreedom，asforhonour，lifemayandshouldbeventured；andontheotherhand，captivityisthegreatestevilthatcanfalltothelotofman。I
saythis，Sancho，becausethouhastseenthegoodcheer，theabundancewehaveenjoyedinthiscastleweareleaving；wellthen，amidthosedaintybanquetsandsnow-cooledbeveragesIfeltasthoughIwereundergoingthestraitsofhunger，becauseIdidnotenjoythemwiththesamefreedomasiftheyhadbeenmineown；forthesenseofbeingunderanobligationtoreturnbenefitsandfavoursreceivedisarestraintthatcheckstheindependenceofthespirit。Happyhe，towhomheavenhasgivenapieceofbreadforwhichheisnotboundtogivethankstoanybutheavenitself！”