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THE DOR£ GALLERY.
in which the knight may conveniently sit or lie down. “ Presently after, all the company
of the inn disguised themselves, some with masks, others by disfiguring their faces, and
the rest by change of apparel, so that Don Quixote should not take them to be the same
persons. This done, they all silently entered his chamber, where he was sleeping very
soundly after his late fatigues : they immediately laid hold on him so forcibly, and held
his arms and legs so hard, that he was not able to stir, or do anything but stare on those
odd figures which stood round him. This instantly confirmed him in the strange fancy
that had so long disturbed his crazed understanding, and made him believe himself
undoubtedly enchanted, and those frightful figures to be the spirits and demons of the
enchanted castle.They had by this lifted him out of bed, and, placing
him in the cage, they shut him in, and nailed the bars of it so fast that no small strength
could force them open.Don Quixote was not so much amazed at his
enchantment as at the manner of it. ‘ Among all the volumes of chivalry that I
have turned over,’ said he, ‘ I never read before of knights-errant drawn in carts, or
tugged along so leisurely by such slothful animals as oxen. For they used to be hurried
along with prodigious speed, enveloped in some dark and dusky cloud, or in some fiery
chariot drawn by winged griffins, or some such expeditious creatures ; but I must confess,
to be drawn thus by a team of oxen staggers my understanding not a little.’ ” (Part I.,
Chapters 42—43.)
PLATE CXXIV.
PUSS IN BOOTS.
All our readers, probably, are familiar with the old nursery tale of “Puss in Boots;”
how the rich old miller’s younger son had nothing left him but the family tom-cat; and
how the cat, by his wit, readiness, and fertility of resource, made the young fellow’s
fortune. In the illustration we see one of the earliest of his stratagems. He gets his
master to bathe in a river as the king is coming by; then, having hidden his clothes,
he calls out lustily that some thief has run away with the garments of the Marquis of
Carabas. The king supplies the supposed nobleman with a magnificent suit from his own
wardrobe, and invites him into his carriage. This is the commencement of his fortune.
(See the “ Fairy Realm.”)
THE DOR£ GALLERY.
in which the knight may conveniently sit or lie down. “ Presently after, all the company
of the inn disguised themselves, some with masks, others by disfiguring their faces, and
the rest by change of apparel, so that Don Quixote should not take them to be the same
persons. This done, they all silently entered his chamber, where he was sleeping very
soundly after his late fatigues : they immediately laid hold on him so forcibly, and held
his arms and legs so hard, that he was not able to stir, or do anything but stare on those
odd figures which stood round him. This instantly confirmed him in the strange fancy
that had so long disturbed his crazed understanding, and made him believe himself
undoubtedly enchanted, and those frightful figures to be the spirits and demons of the
enchanted castle.They had by this lifted him out of bed, and, placing
him in the cage, they shut him in, and nailed the bars of it so fast that no small strength
could force them open.Don Quixote was not so much amazed at his
enchantment as at the manner of it. ‘ Among all the volumes of chivalry that I
have turned over,’ said he, ‘ I never read before of knights-errant drawn in carts, or
tugged along so leisurely by such slothful animals as oxen. For they used to be hurried
along with prodigious speed, enveloped in some dark and dusky cloud, or in some fiery
chariot drawn by winged griffins, or some such expeditious creatures ; but I must confess,
to be drawn thus by a team of oxen staggers my understanding not a little.’ ” (Part I.,
Chapters 42—43.)
PLATE CXXIV.
PUSS IN BOOTS.
All our readers, probably, are familiar with the old nursery tale of “Puss in Boots;”
how the rich old miller’s younger son had nothing left him but the family tom-cat; and
how the cat, by his wit, readiness, and fertility of resource, made the young fellow’s
fortune. In the illustration we see one of the earliest of his stratagems. He gets his
master to bathe in a river as the king is coming by; then, having hidden his clothes,
he calls out lustily that some thief has run away with the garments of the Marquis of
Carabas. The king supplies the supposed nobleman with a magnificent suit from his own
wardrobe, and invites him into his carriage. This is the commencement of his fortune.
(See the “ Fairy Realm.”)