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d the viceroy how he was nversation with don ixote theviceroy, fancyg it t be fresh adventure got up by donantonio oreno or other ntlean of the city, hurried out atonce to the beach aopanied by don antonio and several otherntlen, jt as don ixote was wheelg rocante round orderto take up the necessary distance the viceroy upon this, seegthat the pair of the were evidently preparg to e to the插r, put hiself beeen the, askg the what it was that ledthe to enga bat all of a sudden this way the knight ofthe white oon replied that it was a estion of precedence of beauty;and briefly told hi what he had said to don ixote, and how thenditions of the defiance agreed upon on both sides had beenaepted the viceroy went over to don antonio, and asked a lowvoice did he know who the knight of the white oon was, or was it joke they were playg on don ixote don antonio replied that heneither knew who he was nor whether the defiance was joke or earnest this answer left the viceroy a state of perplexity, notknog whether he ought to let the bat go on or not; but unable ersuade hiself that it was anythg but a joke he fell back, sayg,&ot;if there be no other way out of it, gallant knights, except tonfess or die, and don ixote is flexible, and your worship of thewhite oon still ore , god&039;s hand be it, and fall on&ot;

he of the white oon thanked the viceroy urteo andwell-chosen words for the perission he gave the, and did donixote, who then, ndg hiself with all his heart to heaven