The curate’s plan did not seem a bad one to the barber, but on the contrary so good that they immediately set about putting it in execution. They begged a petticoat and hood2 of the landlady3, leaving her in pledge a new cassock of the curate’s ; and the barber made a beard out of a grey-brown or red ox-tail in which the landlord used to stick his comb. The landlady asked them what they wanted these things for, and the curate told her in a few words about the madness of Don Quixote, and how this disguise was intended to get him away from the mountain where he then was. The landlord and landlady immediately came to the conclusion that the madman was their guest, the balsam man and master of the blanketed squire5, and they told the curate all that had passed between him and them, not omitting what Sancho had been so silent about. Finally the landlady dressed up the curate in a style that left nothing to be desired; she put on him a cloth petticoat with black velvet6 stripes a palm broad, all slashed7, and a bodice of green velvet set off by a binding8 of white satin, which as well as the petticoat must have been made in the time of king Wamba. The curate would not let them hood him, but put on his head a little quilted linen9 cap which he used for a night-cap, and bound his forehead with a strip of black silk, while with another he made a mask with which he concealed10 his beard and face very well. He then put on his hat, which was broad enough to serve him for an umbrella, and enveloping11 himself in his cloak seated himself woman-fashion on his mule12, while the barber mounted his with a beard down to the waist of mingled13 red and white, for it was, as has been said, the tail of a clay-red ox.
They took leave of all, and of the good Maritornes, who, sinner as she was, promised to pray a rosary of prayers that God might grant them success in such an arduous14 and Christian15 undertaking16 as that they had in hand. But hardly had he sallied forth17 from the inn when it struck the curate that he was doing wrong in rigging himself out in that fashion, as it was an indecorous thing for a priest to dress himself that way even though much might depend upon it; and saying so to the barber he begged him to change dresses, as it was fitter he should be the distressed18 damsel, while he himself would play the squire’s part, which would be less derogatory to his dignity; otherwise he was resolved to have nothing more to do with the matter, and let the devil take Don Quixote. Just at this moment Sancho came up, and on seeing the pair in such a costume he was unable to restrain his laughter; the barber, however, agreed to do as the curate wished, and, altering their plan, the curate went on to instruct him how to play his part and what to say to Don Quixote to induce and compel him to come with them and give up his fancy for the place he had chosen for his idle penance19. The barber told him he could manage it properly without any instruction, and as he did not care to dress himself up until they were near where Don Quixote was, he folded up the garments, and the curate adjusted his beard, and they set out under the guidance of Sancho Panza, who went along telling them of the encounter with the madman they met in the Sierra, saying nothing, however, about the finding of the valise and its contents; for with all his simplicity20 the lad was a trifle covetous21.
The next day they reached the place where Sancho had laid the broom-branches as marks to direct him to where he had left his master, and recognising it he told them that here was the entrance, and that they would do well to dress themselves, if that was required to deliver his master; for they had already told him that going in this guise4 and dressing22 in this way were of the highest importance in order to rescue his master from the pernicious life he had adopted; and they charged him strictly23 not to tell his master who they were, or that he knew them, and should he ask, as ask he would, if he had given the letter to Dulcinea, to say that he had, and that, as she did not know how to read, she had given an answer by word of mouth, saying that she commanded him, on pain of her displeasure, to come and see her at once; and it was a very important matter for himself, because in this way and with what they meant to say to him they felt sure of bringing him back to a better mode of life and inducing him to take immediate1 steps to become an emperor or monarch24, for there was no fear of his becoming an archbishop. All this Sancho listened to and fixed25 it well in his memory, and thanked them heartily26 for intending to recommend his master to be an emperor instead of an archbishop, for he felt sure that in the way of bestowing27 rewards on their squires29 emperors could do more than archbishops-errant. He said, too, that it would be as well for him to go on before them to find him, and give him his lady’s answer; for that perhaps might be enough to bring him away from the place without putting them to all this trouble. They approved of what Sancho proposed, and resolved to wait for him until he brought back word of having found his master.
Sancho pushed on into the glens of the Sierra, leaving them in one through which there flowed a little gentle rivulet30, and where the rocks and trees afforded a cool and grateful shade. It was an August day with all the heat of one, and the heat in those parts is intense, and the hour was three in the afternoon, all which made the spot the more inviting31 and tempted32 them to wait there for Sancho’s return, which they did. They were reposing33, then, in the shade, when a voice unaccompanied by the notes of any instrument, but sweet and pleasing in its tone, reached their ears, at which they were not a little astonished, as the place did not seem to them likely quarters for one who sang so well; for though it is often said that shepherds of rare voice are to be found in the woods and fields, this is rather a flight of the poet’s fancy than the truth. And still more surprised were they when they perceived that what they heard sung were the verses not of rustic34 shepherds, but of the polished wits of the city; and so it proved, for the verses they heard were these:
What makes my quest of happiness seem vain?
What bids me to abandon hope of ease?
What holds my heart in anguish37 of suspense38?
Absence.
If that be so, then for my grief
Where shall I turn to seek relief,
When hope on every side lies slain39
By Absence, Jealousies, Disdain?
What the prime cause of all my woe40 doth prove?
Love.
What at my glory ever looks askance?
Chance.
Whence is permission to afflict41 me given?
Heaven.
If that be so, I but await
The stroke of a resistless fate,
Since, working for my woe, these three,
Love, Chance and Heaven, in league I see.
What must I do to find a remedy?
Die.
What is the lure42 for love when coy and strange?
Change.
What, if all fail, will cure the heart of sadness?
Madness.
If that be so, it is but folly43
To seek a cure for melancholy44:
Ask where it lies; the answer saith
In Change, in Madness, or in Death.
The hour, the summer season, the solitary45 place, the voice and skill of the singer, all contributed to the wonder and delight of the two listeners, who remained still waiting to hear something more; finding, however, that the silence continued some little time, they resolved to go in search of the musician who sang with so fine a voice; but just as they were about to do so they were checked by the same voice, which once more fell upon their ears, singing this
Sonnet46
When heavenward, holy Friendship, thou didst go
Soaring to seek thy home beyond the sky,
And take thy seat among the saints on high,
It was thy will to leave on earth below
Thy semblance47, and upon it to bestow28
Thy veil, wherewith at times hypocrisy48,
Parading in thy shape, deceives the eye,
And makes its vileness49 bright as virtue50 show.
Friendship, return to us, or force the cheat
That wears it now, thy livery to restore,
By aid whereof sincerity51 is slain.
If thou wilt52 not unmask thy counterfeit53,
This earth will be the prey54 of strife55 once more,
As when primaeval discord56 held its reign57.
The song ended with a deep sigh, and again the listeners remained waiting attentively58 for the singer to resume; but perceiving that the music had now turned to sobs59 and heart-rending moans they determined60 to find out who the unhappy being could be whose voice was as rare as his sighs were piteous, and they had not proceeded far when on turning the corner of a rock they discovered a man of the same aspect and appearance as Sancho had described to them when he told them the story of Cardenio. He, showing no astonishment61 when he saw them, stood still with his head bent62 down upon his breast like one in deep thought, without raising his eyes to look at them after the first glance when they suddenly came upon him. The curate, who was aware of his misfortune and recognised him by the description, being a man of good address, approached him and in a few sensible words entreated63 and urged him to quit a life of such misery65, lest he should end it there, which would be the greatest of all misfortunes. Cardenio was then in his right mind, free from any attack of that madness which so frequently carried him away, and seeing them dressed in a fashion so unusual among the frequenters of those wilds, could not help showing some surprise, especially when he heard them speak of his case as if it were a well-known matter (for the curate’s words gave him to understand as much) so he replied to them thus:
“I see plainly, sirs, whoever you may be, that Heaven, whose care it is to succour the good, and even the wicked very often, here, in this remote spot, cut off from human intercourse66, sends me, though I deserve it not, those who seek to draw me away from this to some better retreat, showing me by many and forcible arguments how unreasonably67 I act in leading the life I do; but as they know, that if I escape from this evil I shall fall into another still greater, perhaps they will set me down as a weak-minded man, or, what is worse, one devoid68 of reason; nor would it be any wonder, for I myself can perceive that the effect of the recollection of my misfortunes is so great and works so powerfully to my ruin, that in spite of myself I become at times like a stone, without feeling or consciousness; and I come to feel the truth of it when they tell me and show me proofs of the things I have done when the terrible fit overmasters me; and all I can do is bewail my lot in vain, and idly curse my destiny, and plead for my madness by telling how it was caused, to any that care to hear it; for no reasonable beings on learning the cause will wonder at the effects; and if they cannot help me at least they will not blame me, and the repugnance70 they feel at my wild ways will turn into pity for my woes71. If it be, sirs, that you are here with the same design as others have come wah, before you proceed with your wise arguments, I entreat64 you to hear the story of my countless72 misfortunes, for perhaps when you have heard it you will spare yourselves the trouble you would take in offering consolation73 to grief that is beyond the reach of it.”
As they, both of them, desired nothing more than to hear from his own lips the cause of his suffering, they entreated him to tell it, promising74 not to do anything for his relief or comfort that he did not wish; and thereupon the unhappy gentleman began his sad story in nearly the same words and manner in which he had related it to Don Quixote and the goatherd a few days before, when, through Master Elisabad, and Don Quixote’s scrupulous75 observance of what was due to chivalry76, the tale was left unfinished, as this history has already recorded; but now fortunately the mad fit kept off, allowed him to tell it to the end; and so, coming to the incident of the note which Don Fernando had found in the volume of “Amadis of Gaul,” Cardenio said that he remembered it perfectly77 and that it was in these words:
“Luscinda to Cardenio.
“Every day I discover merits in you that oblige and compel me to hold you in higher estimation; so if you desire to relieve me of this obligation without cost to my honour, you may easily do so. I have a father who knows you and loves me dearly, who without putting any constraint78 on my inclination79 will grant what will be reasonable for you to have, if it be that you value me as you say and as I believe you do.”
“By this letter I was induced, as I told you, to demand Luscinda for my wife, and it was through it that Luscinda came to be regarded by Don Fernando as one of the most discreet80 and prudent81 women of the day, and this letter it was that suggested his design of ruining me before mine could be carried into effect. I told Don Fernando that all Luscinda’s father was waiting for was that mine should ask her of him, which I did not dare to suggest to him, fearing that he would not consent to do so; not because he did not know perfectly well the rank, goodness, virtue, and beauty of Luscinda, and that she had qualities that would do honour to any family in Spain, but because I was aware that he did not wish me to marry so soon, before seeing what the Duke Ricardo would do for me. In short, I told him I did not venture to mention it to my father, as well on account of that difficulty, as of many others that discouraged me though I knew not well what they were, only that it seemed to me that what I desired was never to come to pass. To all this Don Fernando answered that he would take it upon himself to speak to my father, and persuade him to speak to Luscinda’s father. O, ambitious Marius! O, cruel Catiline! O, wicked Sylla! O, perfidious83 Ganelon! O, treacherous84 Vellido! O, vindictive85 Julian! O, covetous Judas! Traitor86, cruel, vindictive, and perfidious, wherein had this poor wretch87 failed in his fidelity88, who with such frankness showed thee the secrets and the joys of his heart? What offence did I commit? What words did I utter, or what counsels did I give that had not the furtherance of thy honour and welfare for their aim? But, woe is me, wherefore do I complain? for sure it is that when misfortunes spring from the stars, descending89 from on high they fall upon us with such fury and violence that no power on earth can check their course nor human device stay their coming. Who could have thought that Don Fernando, a highborn gentleman, intelligent, bound to me by gratitude90 for my services, one that could win the object of his love wherever he might set his affections, could have become so obdurate91, as they say, as to rob me of my one ewe lamb that was not even yet in my possession? But laying aside these useless and unavailing reflections, let us take up the broken thread of my unhappy story.
“To proceed, then: Don Fernando finding my presence an obstacle to the execution of his treacherous and wicked design, resolved to send me to his elder brother under the pretext92 of asking money from him to pay for six horses which, purposely, and with the sole object of sending me away that he might the better carry out his infernal scheme, he had purchased the very day he offered to speak to my father, and the price of which he now desired me to fetch. Could I have anticipated this treachery? Could I by any chance have suspected it? Nay93; so far from that, I offered with the greatest pleasure to go at once, in my satisfaction at the good bargain that had been made. That night I spoke94 with Luscinda, and told her what had been agreed upon with Don Fernando, and how I had strong hopes of our fair and reasonable wishes being realised. She, as unsuspicious as I was of the treachery of Don Fernando, bade me try to return speedily, as she believed the fulfilment of our desires would be delayed only so long as my father put off speaking to hers. I know not why it was that on saying this to me her eyes filled with tears, and there came a lump in her throat that prevented her from uttering a word of many more that it seemed to me she was striving to say to me. I was astonished at this unusual turn, which I never before observed in her. for we always conversed95, whenever good fortune and my ingenuity96 gave us the chance, with the greatest gaiety and cheerfulness, mingling97 tears, sighs, jealousies, doubts, or fears with our words; it was all on my part a eulogy98 of my good fortune that Heaven should have given her to me for my mistress; I glorified99 her beauty, I extolled100 her worth and her understanding; and she paid me back by praising in me what in her love for me she thought worthy101 of praise; and besides we had a hundred thousand trifles and doings of our neighbours and acquaintances to talk about, and the utmost extent of my boldness was to take, almost by force, one of her fair white hands and carry it to my lips, as well as the closeness of the low grating that separated us allowed me. But the night before the unhappy day of my departure she wept, she moaned, she sighed, and she withdrew leaving me filled with perplexity and amazement102, overwhelmed at the sight of such strange and affecting signs of grief and sorrow in Luscinda; but not to dash my hopes I ascribed it all to the depth of her love for me and the pain that separation gives those who love tenderly. At last I took my departure, sad and dejected, my heart filled with fancies and suspicions, but not knowing well what it was I suspected or fancied; plain omens103 pointing to the sad event and misfortune that was awaiting me.
“I reached the place whither I had been sent, gave the letter to Don Fernando’s brother, and was kindly104 received but not promptly105 dismissed, for he desired me to wait, very much against my will, eight days in some place where the duke his father was not likely to see me, as his brother wrote that the money was to be sent without his knowledge; all of which was a scheme of the treacherous Don Fernando, for his brother had no want of money to enable him to despatch106 me at once.
“The command was one that exposed me to the temptation of disobeying it, as it seemed to me impossible to endure life for so many days separated from Luscinda, especially after leaving her in the sorrowful mood I have described to you; nevertheless as a dutiful servant I obeyed, though I felt it would be at the cost of my well-being107. But four days later there came a man in quest of me with a letter which he gave me, and which by the address I perceived to be from Luscinda, as the writing was hers. I opened it with fear and trepidation108, persuaded that it must be something serious that had impelled109 her to write to me when at a distance, as she seldom did so when I was near. Before reading it I asked the man who it was that had given it to him, and how long he had been upon the road; he told me that as he happened to be passing through one of the streets of the city at the hour of noon, a very beautiful lady called to him from a window, and with tears in her eyes said to him hurriedly, ‘Brother, if you are, as you seem to be, a Christian, for the love of God I entreat you to have this letter despatched without a moment’s delay to the place and person named in the address, all which is well known, and by this you will render a great service to our Lord; and that you may be at no inconvenience in doing so take what is in this handkerchief;’ and said he, ‘with this she threw me a handkerchief out of the window in which were tied up a hundred reals and this gold ring which I bring here together with the letter I have given you. And then without waiting for any answer she left the window, though not before she saw me take the letter and the handkerchief, and I had by signs let her know that I would do as she bade me; and so, seeing myself so well paid for the trouble I would have in bringing it to you, and knowing by the address that it was to you it was sent (for, senor, I know you very well), and also unable to resist that beautiful lady’s tears, I resolved to trust no one else, but to come myself and give it to you, and in sixteen hours from the time when it was given me I have made the journey, which, as you know, is eighteen leagues.’
“All the while the good-natured improvised110 courier was telling me this, I hung upon his words, my legs trembling under me so that I could scarcely stand. However, I opened the letter and read these words:
“‘The promise Don Fernando gave you to urge your father to speak to mine, he has fulfilled much more to his own satisfaction than to your advantage. I have to tell you, senor, that be has demanded me for a wife, and my father, led away by what he considers Don Fernando’s superiority over you, has favoured his suit so cordially, that in two days hence the betrothal111 is to take place with such secrecy112 and so privately113 that the only witnesses are to be the Heavens above and a few of the household. Picture to yourself the state I am in; judge if it be urgent for you to come; the issue of the affair will show you whether I love you or not. God grant this may come to your hand before mine shall be forced to link itself with his who keeps so ill the faith that he has pledged.’
“Such, in brief, were the words of the letter, words that made me set out at once without waiting any longer for reply or money; for I now saw clearly that it was not the purchase of horses but of his own pleasure that had made Don Fernando send me to his brother. The exasperation114 I felt against Don Fernando, joined with the fear of losing the prize I had won by so many years of love and devotion, lent me wings; so that almost flying I reached home the same day, by the hour which served for speaking with Luscinda. I arrived unobserved, and left the mule on which I had come at the house of the worthy man who had brought me the letter, and fortune was pleased to be for once so kind that I found Luscinda at the grating that was the witness of our loves. She recognised me at once, and I her, but not as she ought to have recognised me, or I her. But who is there in the world that can boast of having fathomed115 or understood the wavering mind and unstable116 nature of a woman? Of a truth no one. To proceed: as soon as Luscinda saw me she said, ‘Cardenio, I am in my bridal dress, and the treacherous Don Fernando and my covetous father are waiting for me in the hall with the other witnesses, who shall be the witnesses of my death before they witness my betrothal. Be not distressed, my friend, but contrive117 to be present at this sacrifice, and if that cannot be prevented by my words, I have a dagger118 concealed which will prevent more deliberate violence, putting an end to my life and giving thee a first proof of the love I have borne and bear thee.’ I replied to her distractedly and hastily, in fear lest I should not have time to reply, ‘May thy words be verified by thy deeds, lady; and if thou hast a dagger to save thy honour, I have a sword to defend thee or kill myself if fortune be against us.’
“I think she could not have heard all these words, for I perceived that they called her away in haste, as the bridegroom was waiting. Now the night of my sorrow set in, the sun of my happiness went down, I felt my eyes bereft119 of sight, my mind of reason. I could not enter the house, nor was I capable of any movement; but reflecting how important it was that I should be present at what might take place on the occasion, I nerved myself as best I could and went in, for I well knew all the entrances and outlets120; and besides, with the confusion that in secret pervaded121 the house no one took notice of me, so, without being seen, I found an opportunity of placing myself in the recess122 formed by a window of the hall itself, and concealed by the ends and borders of two tapestries123, from between which I could, without being seen, see all that took place in the room. Who could describe the agitation124 of heart I suffered as I stood there — the thoughts that came to me — the reflections that passed through my mind? They were such as cannot be, nor were it well they should be, told. Suffice it to say that the bridegroom entered the hall in his usual dress, without ornament125 of any kind; as groomsman he had with him a cousin of Luscinda’s and except the servants of the house there was no one else in the chamber126. Soon afterwards Luscinda came out from an antechamber, attended by her mother and two of her damsels, arrayed and adorned127 as became her rank and beauty, and in full festival and ceremonial attire128. My anxiety and distraction129 did not allow me to observe or notice particularly what she wore; I could only perceive the colours, which were crimson130 and white, and the glitter of the gems131 and jewels on her head dress and apparel, surpassed by the rare beauty of her lovely auburn hair that vying132 with the precious stones and the light of the four torches that stood in the hall shone with a brighter gleam than all. Oh memory, mortal foe133 of my peace! why bring before me now the incomparable beauty of that adored enemy of mine? Were it not better, cruel memory, to remind me and recall what she then did, that stirred by a wrong so glaring I may seek, if not vengeance134 now, at least to rid myself of life? Be not weary, sirs, of listening to these digressions; my sorrow is not one of those that can or should be told tersely135 and briefly136, for to me each incident seems to call for many words.”
To this the curate replied that not only were they not weary of listening to him, but that the details he mentioned interested them greatly, being of a kind by no means to be omitted and deserving of the same attention as the main story.
“To proceed, then,” continued Cardenio: “all being assembled in the hall, the priest of the parish came in and as he took the pair by the hand to perform the requisite137 ceremony, at the words, ‘Will you, Senora Luscinda, take Senor Don Fernando, here present, for your lawful138 husband, as the holy Mother Church ordains139?’ I thrust my head and neck out from between the tapestries, and with eager ears and throbbing140 heart set myself to listen to Luscinda’s answer, awaiting in her reply the sentence of death or the grant of life. Oh, that I had but dared at that moment to rush forward crying aloud, ‘Luscinda, Luscinda! have a care what thou dost; remember what thou owest me; bethink thee thou art mine and canst not be another’s ; reflect that thy utterance141 of “Yes” and the end of my life will come at the same instant. O, treacherous Don Fernando! robber of my glory, death of my life! What seekest thou? Remember that thou canst not as a Christian attain142 the object of thy wishes, for Luscinda is my bride, and I am her husband!’ Fool that I am! now that I am far away, and out of danger, I say I should have done what I did not do: now that I have allowed my precious treasure to be robbed from me, I curse the robber, on whom I might have taken vengeance had I as much heart for it as I have for bewailing my fate; in short, as I was then a coward and a fool, little wonder is it if I am now dying shame-stricken, remorseful143, and mad.
“The priest stood waiting for the answer of Luscinda, who for a long time withheld144 it; and just as I thought she was taking out the dagger to save her honour, or struggling for words to make some declaration of the truth on my behalf, I heard her say in a faint and feeble voice, ‘I will:’ Don Fernando said the same, and giving her the ring they stood linked by a knot that could never be loosed. The bridegroom then approached to embrace his bride; and she, pressing her hand upon her heart, fell fainting in her mother’s arms. It only remains145 now for me to tell you the state I was in when in that consent that I heard I saw all my hopes mocked, the words and promises of Luscinda proved falsehoods, and the recovery of the prize I had that instant lost rendered impossible for ever. I stood stupefied, wholly abandoned, it seemed, by Heaven, declared the enemy of the earth that bore me, the air refusing me breath for my sighs, the water moisture for my tears; it was only the fire that gathered strength so that my whole frame glowed with rage and jealousy146. They were all thrown into confusion by Luscinda’s fainting, and as her mother was unlacing her to give her air a sealed paper was discovered in her bosom147 which Don Fernando seized at once and began to read by the light of one of the torches. As soon as he had read it he seated himself in a chair, leaning his cheek on his hand in the attitude of one deep in thought, without taking any part in the efforts that were being made to recover his bride from her fainting fit.
“Seeing all the household in confusion, I ventured to come out regardless whether I were seen or not, and determined, if I were, to do some frenzied148 deed that would prove to all the world the righteous indignation of my breast in the punishment of the treacherous Don Fernando, and even in that of the fickle149 fainting traitress. But my fate, doubtless reserving me for greater sorrows, if such there be, so ordered it that just then I had enough and to spare of that reason which has since been wanting to me; and so, without seeking to take vengeance on my greatest enemies (which might have been easily taken, as all thought of me was so far from their minds), I resolved to take it upon myself, and on myself to inflict150 the pain they deserved, perhaps with even greater severity than I should have dealt out to them had I then slain them; for sudden pain is soon over, but that which is protracted151 by tortures is ever slaying152 without ending life. In a word, I quitted the house and reached that of the man with whom I had left my mule; I made him saddle it for me, mounted without bidding him farewell, and rode out of the city, like another Lot, not daring to turn my head to look back upon it; and when I found myself alone in the open country, screened by the darkness of the night, and tempted by the stillness to give vent82 to my grief without apprehension153 or fear of being heard or seen, then I broke silence and lifted up my voice in maledictions upon Luscinda and Don Fernando, as if I could thus avenge154 the wrong they had done me. I called her cruel, ungrateful, false, thankless, but above all covetous, since the wealth of my enemy had blinded the eyes of her affection, and turned it from me to transfer it to one to whom fortune had been more generous and liberal. And yet, in the midst of this outburst of execration155 and upbraiding156, I found excuses for her, saying it was no wonder that a young girl in the seclusion157 of her parents’ house, trained and schooled to obey them always, should have been ready to yield to their wishes when they offered her for a husband a gentleman of such distinction, wealth, and noble birth, that if she had refused to accept him she would have been thought out of her senses, or to have set her affection elsewhere, a suspicion injurious to her fair name and fame. But then again, I said, had she declared I was her husband, they would have seen that in choosing me she had not chosen so ill but that they might excuse her, for before Don Fernando had made his offer, they themselves could not have desired, if their desires had been ruled by reason, a more eligible158 husband for their daughter than I was; and she, before taking the last fatal step of giving her hand, might easily have said that I had already given her mine, for I should have come forward to support any assertion of hers to that effect. In short, I came to the conclusion that feeble love, little reflection, great ambition, and a craving159 for rank, had made her forget the words with which she had deceived me, encouraged and supported by my firm hopes and honourable160 passion.
“Thus soliloquising and agitated161, I journeyed onward162 for the remainder of the night, and by daybreak I reached one of the passes of these mountains, among which I wandered for three days more without taking any path or road, until I came to some meadows lying on I know not which side of the mountains, and there I inquired of some herdsmen in what direction the most rugged163 part of the range lay. They told me that it was in this quarter, and I at once directed my course hither, intending to end my life here; but as I was making my way among these crags, my mule dropped dead through fatigue164 and hunger, or, as I think more likely, in order to have done with such a worthless burden as it bore in me. I was left on foot, worn out, famishing, without anyone to help me or any thought of seeking help: and so thus I lay stretched on the ground, how long I know not, after which I rose up free from hunger, and found beside me some goatherds, who no doubt were the persons who had relieved me in my need, for they told me how they had found me, and how I had been uttering ravings that showed plainly I had lost my reason; and since then I am conscious that I am not always in full possession of it, but at times so deranged165 and crazed that I do a thousand mad things, tearing my clothes, crying aloud in these solitudes166, cursing my fate, and idly calling on the dear name of her who is my enemy, and only seeking to end my life in lamentation167; and when I recover my senses I find myself so exhausted168 and weary that I can scarcely move. Most commonly my dwelling169 is the hollow of a cork170 tree large enough to shelter this miserable171 body; the herdsmen and goatherds who frequent these mountains, moved by compassion172, furnish me with food, leaving it by the wayside or on the rocks, where they think I may perhaps pass and find it; and so, even though I may be then out of my senses, the wants of nature teach me what is required to sustain me, and make me crave173 it and eager to take it. At other times, so they tell me when they find me in a rational mood, I sally out upon the road, and though they would gladly give it me, I snatch food by force from the shepherds bringing it from the village to their huts. Thus do pass the wretched life that remains to me, until it be Heaven’s will to bring it to a close, or so to order my memory that I no longer recollect69 the beauty and treachery of Luscinda, or the wrong done me by Don Fernando; for if it will do this without depriving me of life, I will turn my thoughts into some better channel; if not, I can only implore174 it to have full mercy on my soul, for in myself I feel no power or strength to release my body from this strait in which I have of my own accord chosen to place it.
“Such, sirs, is the dismal175 story of my misfortune: say if it be one that can be told with less emotion than you have seen in me; and do not trouble yourselves with urging or pressing upon me what reason suggests as likely to serve for my relief, for it will avail me as much as the medicine prescribed by a wise physician avails the sick man who will not take it. I have no wish for health without Luscinda; and since it is her pleasure to be another’s , when she is or should be mine, let it be mine to be a prey to misery when I might have enjoyed happiness. She by her fickleness176 strove to make my ruin irretrievable; I will strive to gratify her wishes by seeking destruction; and it will show generations to come that I alone was deprived of that of which all others in misfortune have a superabundance, for to them the impossibility of being consoled is itself a consolation, while to me it is the cause of greater sorrows and sufferings, for I think that even in death there will not be an end of them.”
Here Cardenio brought to a close his long discourse177 and story, as full of misfortune as it was of love; but just as the curate was going to address some words of comfort to him, he was stopped by a voice that reached his ear, saying in melancholy tones what will be told in the Fourth Part of this narrative178; for at this point the sage179 and sagacious historian, Cide Hamete Benengeli, brought the Third to a conclusion.
以及其他值得记述的事情
理发师觉得神甫的主意不错，于是两人就行动起来。他们向客店的主妇借了一条裙子和几块头巾，把神甫的新教士袍留下作抵押。理发师用店主挂在墙上当装饰品的一条浅红色牛尾巴做了个大胡子。客店主妇问他们借这些东西干什么用，神甫就把唐吉诃德如何发疯，现正在山上修行，所以最好乔装打扮把他弄下山来等等简单讲了一下。店主夫妇后来也想起，那个疯子曾经在这个客店住过。他做了圣水，还带着个侍从，侍从被人用被单扔了一通等等。他们把这些全都告诉了神甫，把桑乔极不愿意让别人知道的事情全说了。
后来，女主人把神甫打扮得维妙维肖。她让神甫穿上呢料裙，裙子上嵌着一拃宽的黑丝绒带，青丝绒紧身上衣镶着白缎边，大概万巴王①时代的装束就是这样的。神甫不让碰他的头，只允许在他头上戴一顶粗布棉睡帽，脑门上缠着一条黑塔夫绸带，再用另一条同样的带子做成面罩，把整个面孔和胡须全遮上了。他戴上自己的帽子，那帽子大得能当遮阳伞，又披上他的黑色短斗篷，侧身坐到骡背上。理发师也上了他的骡子，让浅红色的胡子垂到腰间。刚才说过，那胡子是用一条浅红色的牛尾巴做成的。
①万巴王是西班牙古代的国王。这里指很古老的时候。
两人向大家告别，也向丑女仆告别。丑女仆虽然并不清白，却答应念《玫瑰经》，求上帝保佑他们完成这项艰巨而又仁慈的使命。两人刚走出客店门，神甫忽然想起来，虽然这事很重要，但自己这样做毕竟不妥，一个神职人员打扮成这个样子成何体统。他请求理发师同他互换衣服，觉得让理发师扮成苦难少女更合适，自己应该扮成侍从，这样可以减少对他的尊严的损害，如果理发师不答应，哪怕唐吉诃德死掉，他也不再去了。
这时桑乔走过来。看到两人这般装束，不禁笑起来。最后，理发师只好依从神甫，互相交换衣服。神甫告诉理发师，应当对唐吉诃德如何做，如何说，才能动员、强迫他放弃在那个地方进行无谓苦修的打算。理发师说不用他指导，自己知道该怎么做。理发师不愿意立刻就换上那身打扮，要等快到唐吉诃德所在的地方再穿。他把那身衣服叠了起来。神甫也把胡子收了起来。桑乔在前面引路，两人启程。桑乔给他们讲了在山上碰到一个疯子的事情，但是没提那只手提箱和里面的东西。这家伙虽然不算机灵，却还有点贪心。
第二天，他们来到了有金雀花枝的地方，那是桑乔离开唐吉诃德时做的路标。桑乔确认了路标后，告诉他们从那儿就可以上山，他们现在可以换衣服了，如果这样更有利于解救他的主人的话。原来两人已在路上对桑乔讲了，他们这副打扮、这种方式，对于把他的主人从他选择的恶劣生活中解脱出来是至关重要的。神甫和理发师千叮咛，万嘱咐，让桑乔不要告诉主人他们是谁，也不要说认识他们。如果唐吉诃德问是否把信交给杜尔西内亚了，他肯定会问的，那就说已经转交了。可是杜尔西内亚不识字，因此只捎回口信，叫桑乔告诉他，让他即刻回去见杜尔西内亚，否则她会生气的。这对她很重要。这样一说，再加上神甫和理发师编好的其他话，肯定能让唐吉诃德回心转意，争取当国王或君主。至于当红衣主教，桑乔完全不必担心。
桑乔听后都一一牢记在脑子里。他很感谢神甫和理发师愿意劝说主人做国王或君主，而不去做红衣主教。他心想，要论赏赐侍从，国王肯定要比巡回的红衣主教慷慨得多。桑乔还对他们说，最好先让他去找唐吉诃德，把他的意中人的回信告诉他。或许仅凭杜尔西内亚就足以把唐吉诃德从那个地方弄出来，而不必再让神甫和理发师去费那个劲了。神甫和理发师觉得桑乔说得也对，决定就地等候桑乔带回唐吉诃德的消息。
桑乔沿着山口上了山，神甫和理发师则留在一条小溪旁。小溪从山口缓缓流出，周围又有岩石和树木遮荫，十分凉爽。此时正值八月，当地的气候十分炎热，并且正是下午三点。这个地方显得格外宜人，于是两人身不由己地停下来，等候桑乔。
两人正在树荫下悠然自得，耳边忽然传来一阵歌声。虽然没有任何乐器伴奏，那歌声却也显得十分甜蜜轻柔。两人都为能在这种地方听到如此美妙的歌声而惊讶不已。人们常说，在森林原野能听到牧人的优美歌声，不过，那与其说是真事，还不如说是诗人们的夸张。况且，他们听到的歌词竟是诗，而且不是粗野牧民的诗，是正经的宫廷诗，他们更是深以为异。他们听到的确实是诗。诗是这样写的：
谁藐视了我的幸福？
嫌厌。
谁增加了我的痛苦？
妒忌。
谁能证明我的耐心？
分离。
我的痛苦
无法摆脱，
嫌厌、妒忌和分离
扼杀了我的希冀。
谁造成了我的悲伤？
爱欲。
谁夺走了我的乐趣？
天意。
谁傲视我的凄楚？
苍天。
在巨痛中
我渴望死去。
爱欲、天意和苍天
一起把我毁灭。
谁能改变我的命运？
死亡。
谁能得到爱情的福祉？
逃避。
谁来医治这悲伤？
疯狂。
医治伤者
并非理智。
死亡、逃避和疯狂
是我得以解脱之计。
在那个时间、那种偏僻之地，能听到那样的嗓音、那样流丽的诗句，两人不禁为之赞叹。他们静候着，听听还唱些什么。等了一会儿，不见动静，神甫和理发师决定去找这位具有如此美妙歌喉的歌唱家。他们刚要走，歌声又响起来，两人又不动了。这回传到他们耳朵里的是一首十四行诗：《十 四 行 诗》
圣洁的友谊，展开轻盈的翅膀
奔向天宫，逍遥直上。
天上神灵共相济，
只把影子留地上。
你从天上指点，
粉饰的太平在望。
让人隐约可求，
到头来，美好却是欺诳。
情谊呵，别高居天上，
别让欺骗披上你的外衣，
它会毁坏真诚善良。
倘若不剥去你的外表，
世界即刻陷入纷争，
回复到昔日动荡。
歌声随着一声深深的叹息结束了。两人仍认真地等，看看是否还要唱什么。可是歌声却变成了抽泣和哀叹。两人决定弄清究竟是什么人唱得这么好，却又如此难过地叹息。没走多远，绕过一块石头，他们看见一个人，其身材就像桑乔给他们讲的卡德尼奥一样。那个人看见他们过来了，并没有动，仍然待在那儿，头垂到胸前，若有所思，除了两人刚出现时看了他们一眼外，再也没有抬起头来看他们。神甫本来就听说过他的不幸，又从外表上猜出了他是谁，于是走向前去。神甫很善言辞，简单而又有分寸地讲了几句话，劝说并请求那个人放弃这种可悲的生活，不要在那儿沉沦，那样可就是不幸中的大不幸了。
卡德尼奥当时神志完全清醒，已经摆脱了那件时时令他暴怒的事情。他看到这两个人穿戴并不像这一带偏僻地方的人，不由得感到奇怪，听神甫同他讲话时，又觉得神甫对他的事似乎了如指掌，更是意外，便说道：
“二位大人，无论你们是什么人，我都能想到，老天总是注意拯救好人，也常常帮助坏人。虽然我离群索居，可是仍有烦老天派二位到我面前，用种种生动的话语告诉我，我现在的生活是多么没有道理，并且想把我从这儿弄到一个更好的地方去。不过你们并不知道，我即使能从这种痛苦里解脱出来，也仍然会陷入新的痛苦中。因此，你们可能会认为我精神有些不正常，更有甚者，认为我精神完全不正常。如果你们这样认为，也不足怪，我自己也觉得，每当我想起我的不幸时，便痛苦万分，难以自拔，但又无力阻止它，只觉得自己呆若石头，神志不正常。事后许多人告诉我，并且向我证明了我犯病时的所作所为。尽管我意识到这是真的，却也只能徒劳地后悔，无谓地自责，向所有愿意听我解释原因的人表示歉意。那些明白人听我解释后，对发生的事情就不感到奇怪了。尽管他们也无法帮助我，但至少没有怪罪我，原来对我的行为感到的愤怒也转化为对我的不幸表示同情了。如果诸大人也是抱着同样的目的而来，在你们谆谆教诲我之前，还是请你们先听听我的诉说不尽的辛酸史吧。也许听完之后，你们就不会再费力试图安抚这种无法安抚的痛苦了。”
神甫和理发师正想听他本人讲述得病的原因，就请他讲讲自己的事，并保证一定按照他的意愿帮助他或者安抚他。于是，这位可怜的年轻人开始讲他的辛酸故事，其语言和情节都同前几天给唐吉诃德和牧羊人讲述的差不多。只是前几天讲到埃利萨瓦特医生时，唐吉诃德为了维护骑士的尊严，打断了故事。好在这次卡德尼奥没有犯病，完全可以把故事讲完。他讲到费尔南多在《高卢的阿马迪斯》一书里找到了一封信。卡德尼奥说，他还清楚地记得，信是这样写的：
卢辛达致卡德尼奥的信
我每天都从你身上发现新的优秀品质，我不由自主地更加敬重你。如果你愿意，完全可以把我从目前这种状况里解救出来，并且不损害我的名誉。你完全可以很好地做到这点。我父亲认识你，你又爱我。如果你尊重我，我也相信你说的是真的，那么你完全可以实现你的意志。而且，这也不违背我的意志。
“看了这封信，我就去向卢辛达的父亲求婚。我说过，在费尔南多看来，卢辛达是当代最聪明机智的女人。费尔南多就是想用这封信在我还没沉沦之前毁了我。我告诉费尔南多，卢辛达的父亲坚持要我父亲出面提亲，可我怕父亲不来，没敢跟他说。这并不是因为我不了解卢辛达的道德品质和她的美貌、善良。她品貌双全，完全可以让西班牙任何世家生辉。我只是以为卢辛达的父亲不想让我们仓促结婚，要先看看里卡多公爵怎样安排我。
“总之，我对他说，就因为这点，还有其它原因，我忘记了究竟是哪些原因，使得我没敢跟父亲说。不知为什么，我总觉得我希望的事不会成为现实。费尔南多回答说，他去同我父亲讲，让我父亲去向卢辛达的父亲提亲。噢，这个野心勃勃的马里奥！这个残忍的喀提林！这个狠毒的西拉！这个奸诈的加拉隆！这个背信弃义的贝利多！这个耿耿于怀的胡利安！这个贪婪的犹大！你这个背信弃义、阴险狡诈、耿耿于怀的家伙，我这个可怜人把我内心的秘密和快乐都毫无保留地告诉了你，还有什么对不起你的事？我怎么惹你了？我哪句话、哪个劝告不是为了维护你的名誉和利益？可是，我还有什么可说的呢？我真是倒霉到家了。灾星带来的不幸仿佛激流飞泻而下，世上没有任何力量可以阻止它，人间没有任何办法可以防备它。谁能想到，像费尔南多这样的名门贵族，举止庄重，受着我的服侍，无论到哪儿都是情场得意，竟会丧尽天良地夺走我仅有的一只羊①，而且这只羊当时还不属于我呢！
①参见《圣经》故事。大卫害死乌利亚并娶其妻。拿单指责大卫就像富户一样，舍不得用自己的羊招待客人，却夺走穷人仅有的一只羊。
“先不说这些，反正也没有用，咱们还是把我的悲惨故事接着讲下去吧。费尔南多觉得我在那儿对他实施其虚伪恶毒的企图不利，就想把我打发到他哥哥那儿去，借口是让我去要钱买六匹马。这是一计，实际上就是想支开我，以实现他的罪恶企图。他故意在自告奋勇说要去同我父亲谈话的那天买了六匹马，让我去拿钱。我怎么会想到他竟做出这种背信弃义的事呢？我怎么可能去往这方面想呢？我一点儿都没有想到。相反，对这笔大买卖我很满意，十分高兴地出发了。那天晚上我又去找卢辛达，告诉她我已经同费尔南多商量好，我完全相信我们两人的良好愿望会实现。她同我一样，对费尔南多的恶意毫无察觉，只是让我早点回来。她相信，只要我父亲向她父亲一提亲，我们的愿望就会有结果。不知为什么，她一说完这句话，眼睛里就噙满了泪水，喉咙也哽咽了，似乎有许多话要说，却一句也没说出口。
“我对她这种反常的状况感到很惊奇，这种情况过去从来没有过。以前我们见面时，只要时间合适，安排得当，总是说得兴高采烈，从来没有什么眼泪、叹息、嫉妒、怀疑或恐惧。这使我更觉得，娶卢辛达做我的夫人真是天赐良缘。我对她的美貌更加崇拜，对她的才智更加赞赏。她也对我以德相报，说我是她的值得称赞的恋人。我们爱意绸缪，邻里周知，不过即使这样，我最放肆的行为也只是隔着栅栏的狭窄缝隙，把她的一只纤细白皙的手放到我嘴边。可是在我出发的前一天晚上，她却哭泣、呻吟、叹气，然后离去，我在那里满腹狐疑，茫然不知所措，对卢辛达的反常悲戚感到恐惧。可我并不想让我的希望破灭，只把这种现象当成是爱我所致，是感情至深的人一旦分离常常出现的痛苦。反正我走的时候既伤心又凄惶，满肚子猜疑，也不知道自己到底猜什么疑什么。不过，这明显预示着有什么悲惨不幸的事情在等着我。
“到达了目的地，我把信交给费尔南多的兄弟。他们对我照顾得很周到，可就是不办事情。虽然我很不乐意，但他们还是叫我在一个公爵看不到我的地方等候八天，因为费尔南多在信上说，要钱的事不能让公爵知道。这全是费尔南多编的瞎话，因为他兄弟有钱，完全可以马上把钱给我。这种吩咐我实在难以从命，让我同卢辛达分别这么多天简直难以想象，况且我离开的时候她是那么伤心。尽管如此，作为一个好仆人，我还是服从了，虽然我也清楚，这样做对我的身体不利。可是到了第四天，就有人拿着一封信找我，我认出信封上的字是卢辛达写的。我惶惑地打开信，心想一定有什么大事，她才这么远道给我写信，以前她很少写信的。看信之前，我先问那个人，是谁把信交给他的，他在路上用了多少时间。他说，中午路过那座城市的一条街时，有一位非常漂亮的小姐从窗口叫他。小姐的眼睛饱含泪水，急促地对他说：‘兄弟，看来你是基督徒，看在上帝的面上，我求你把这封信交给信封上写的那个地方的那个人，很好找的，这样你就为上帝做了件好事。你把这个手绢里的东西拿着。这样办事会方便些。’那人又接着说：‘她从窗口扔出一个手绢包来，里面有一百个雷阿尔，有我手上的这枚金戒指，还有我交给您的这封信。然后，她不等我回答就离开了窗户，不过在此之前，她已经看到我拾起了信和手绢包，并且向她打手势说，我一定把信送到。既然有这么高的报酬，而且从信封上看到信是写给您的，大人，我很了解您，再加上那位漂亮小姐的眼泪，我决定不委托任何人，亲自把信给您送来。路上我一共用了十六个小时，您知道，那个地方离这儿有十八西里地呢。’
“我听这位值得我感激的临时信使说话时，心一直悬着，两腿不住地打哆嗦，几乎要站不住了。后来我打开信，看到信是这样写的：
费尔南多对你说，要去见你的父亲，让你父亲向我
父亲提亲，可他做的事并没有维护你的利益，而是损坏了你的利益。你知道吗？他已经向我求婚了。我父亲认为费尔南多的条件比你的条件好，就答应了，再过两天就举行婚礼。婚礼将秘密地单独举行，只有老天见证，还有一些家人在场。我现在的情况怎么样，你可想而知。如果你能来，就赶紧来。我究竟爱不爱你，以后发生的事情会让你明白。但愿上帝保佑，让这封信在我同那个背信弃义的家伙结成连理之前交到你手上。
“简单说，这就是信上的内容。看完信后，我不再等什么回信或钱，立刻启程往回赶。这时我完全明白了，费尔南多让我到他兄弟这儿来并不是为了买马，而是为了实现他的目的。对费尔南多的愤怒，还有唯恐失去我多年追求的心上人的惧怕，仿佛给我安上了翅膀。我飞一般往回赶，第二天就赶到了家，而且正好是在我通常同卢辛达约会的时间。我把骡子放到那个好心送信的人家里，悄悄溜进去，恰巧碰到卢辛达正站在栅栏前，那栅栏就是我们爱情的见证。卢辛达看见了我，我也看到了她，可是彼此都不像往常见面时那样了。世界上有谁敢说自己深知女人的复杂思想和易变性格呢？真的，没有任何人敢这么说。
“卢辛达一看见我就说：‘卡德尼奥，我已换上了婚礼的服装，那个背信弃义的费尔南多，还有我那贪得无厌的父亲和证婚人，正在客厅等着我。不过，他们等到的不会是我的婚礼，而是我的死亡。你别慌，朋友，你应该设法看到这场悲剧。如果我不能用语言避免这场悲剧，我身上还带着一把匕首，任何强暴都可以用它抵挡。我要用它结束我的生命，并且证明我对你的一往深情。’
“我相信了。我怕时间紧，赶紧对她说：‘小姐，但愿你说到做到。你身上带着匕首，可以表白自己，我身上带着剑，也可以卫护你，万一事情不成，我就用它自杀。’
“我觉得她并没有听完我的话，好像有人在叫喊催促她，正等着她举行婚礼呢。这时，我那悲惨之夜降临了，我那欢乐的太阳也落山了。我眼前漆黑一片，思想也静止了。我不能进她家的门，可是又不愿离开。一想到万一发生什么事，我在场有多么重要，我就鼓足勇气，进了她家。我对她家出入的地方都熟悉，而且大家都在里面忙活，没人看见我。我神不知鬼不觉地藏到客厅扇弧形窗凹处的窗帘后面。我可以看到客厅里的全部活动，别人看不到我。我当时心跳得厉害，而且心烦意乱。那种情况简直没法形容，也最好别去形容。你们知道新郎进了客厅就行了。他穿着同往常一样的衣服。还有卢辛达的一个表兄做伴郎。客厅里除了几个佣人之外，没有别人。
“过了一会儿，卢辛达从内室出来了，她的母亲和两个女佣陪着她。她梳理打扮得雍容华贵，与她的玉洁美貌相得益彰。我没有心思仔细欣赏她的服饰，只注意到她的服装是肉色和白色的。头饰和全身的珠宝交相辉映，而她那无与伦比的金色秀发更显得格外突出，似乎在与客厅里的宝石和四支四芯大蜡烛争奇斗艳。她的出现可以说使得满堂生辉。哎，一想起这些，我就不得安宁！我现在回忆我那可爱冤家的绝伦美貌又有什么用呢？可怕的回忆，你叙述一下她的所作所为难道不好吗？对于这种公然的欺辱，即使我不能报仇，还不能舍命吗？各位大人，烦请你们再听我几句话。我的痛苦并不是三言两语就可以一带而过的，我觉得每件事都应该仔细讲述一番。”
神甫回答说，他们不仅不感到厌烦，而且还对这些细节十分感兴趣。这些细节不应该被遗忘，而且应该像故事的主要内容一样受到重视。
“大家到齐之后，”卡德尼奥继续讲道，“教区的神甫走进了客厅。他按照婚礼的程序，拉着两个人的手说：‘卢辛达小姐，你愿意按照神圣教会的规定，让你身旁的费尔南多大人做你的合法丈夫吗？’我躲在窗帘后面伸长了脑袋，惶惶不安地仔细听卢辛达回答，等着她对我的生死进行宣判。嗐，那时候我竟没敢站出来大声说，‘喂，卢辛达，卢辛达！你看你在干什么！你想想你该对我做的事情吧。你是我的，不能属于别人！你听着，你只要说声‘愿意’，我的生命即刻就会结束。还有你，你这背信弃义的费尔南多，你夺走了我的幸福，夺走了我的生命！你想干什么？你别想利用教会达到你的目的。卢辛达是我的妻子，我是她的丈夫。’哎，我真是个疯子。现在我远离她，远离了危险。当时我应该这样做，可是我没有这样做，结果让人夺走了我珍贵的宝贝。我要诅咒这个夺走我心上人的强盗。当时我如果有心报复他，完全可以报仇雪恨，可是现在我只能在这里后悔。总之，我当时胆小怯懦，因此现在羞愧难当，后悔莫及，变得疯疯癫癫。
“神甫在等待卢辛达的回答。卢辛达过了好一会儿才说话。当时我以为她要拔匕首自尽，或者说明真相，揭露骗局，这都有利于我。可是我却听到她有气无力地说：‘是的，我愿意。’费尔南多也说了这样的话，还给卢辛达戴上了戒指，于是他们就结成了解不开的婚姻。新郎过去拥抱新娘，她却把手放在自己的胸上，昏倒在她母亲的怀里。现在不必再说我听到这声‘愿意’时是如何感到我的愿望受到了愚弄，卢辛达的诺言是多么虚伪，我在这一时刻失去的东西是永远也不可能再得到了。我顿时不知所措，觉得偌大的天下竟无依无靠，脚下的大地也成了我的仇敌，拒绝给我以叹息的空气，拒绝给我的眼睛以泪水。只有怒火在燃烧，所有的愤怒和嫉妒都燃烧了起来。卢辛达昏过去后，在场的人都慌了手脚，卢辛达的母亲把卢辛达胸前的衣服解开，让她能够透过气来，却发现她胸前有一张叠起来的纸条。费尔南多把纸条拿过来，借着一支大蜡烛的光亮看起来。看完后，他坐在椅子上，两手托着脸，不去帮别人抢救自己的妻子，看样子是陷入了沉思。
“看到客厅里的人乱成一团，我也不管别人是否会发现我，贸然跑了出来，心想若是有人看见我，我就对他们不客气了，让大家都知道我已经义愤填膺，要惩罚虚伪的费尔南多，还有那个晕倒的变心女人。可是命运似乎要让我倍受折磨，假如还有更痛苦的折磨的话。命运让我那个时候格外清醒，事后却变得痴呆了。结果我没有想到向我的冤家报仇，要报仇当时很容易，他们根本没想到我在场。我把痛苦留给了我自己，把本应该让他们忍受的痛苦转移到我身上，而且这种痛苦也许比他们应该遭受的痛苦还要严重。如果我当时杀了他们，他们突然死亡，其痛苦也随即消失。可是像我这样，虽然性命犹存，却要遭受无穷无尽的折磨，才是最痛苦的。最后，我跑出了那个家，来到为我照看骡子的那个人的家，让他为我备骡，没向他道别就骑上骡子出了城，像罗得①一样，连头也不敢回。我只身来到野外，夜幕笼罩了我，我在寂静的夜色中呻吟，不怕别人听见我的呻吟声或者认出我来。我放开喉咙，大声地诅咒卢辛达和费尔南多，仿佛这样就能解除他们侮辱我的心头之恨。
①《旧约》人名。他在所多玛被东方五王掠掳，上帝降天火毁灭所多玛城时得到天使的救援而幸免。出逃之际，上帝吩咐他不可回头观看。
“我骂他们残忍、虚伪、忘恩负义，而且最贪婪，因为是我的情敌的财富蒙住了爱情的双眼，把卢辛达从我这儿夺走，交给了那个命运对他格外慷慨的人。我一边咒骂，一边又为卢辛达开脱，说像她这样总是被父母关在家里的女孩子，对父母言听计从也不为过，因而她宁愿迁就父母。父母给她找了这样一位显贵富有、文质彬彬的丈夫，她如果不签应，别人就会以为她精神不正常，或是另有新欢，那就会影响她的良好声誉。可是话又说回来，假如卢辛达说愿意让我做她的丈夫，她的父母也会觉得她这个选择不错，不会不原谅她。而且，费尔南多去求亲时，如果他们合理地考虑一下卢辛达的愿望，就不应该决定或者希望其他比我条件好的人做卢辛达的丈夫。卢辛达在迫不得已要结婚的最后关头，不妨说我已经和她私订了终身。在这种时候，无论她编造出什么理由，我都会照说不误。总之，我觉得是追求富贵的贪心战胜了爱情和理智，使她忘记了那些话。她曾用那些话蒙蔽了我，让我沉醉，让我怀有坚定的希望和纯真的爱情。
“我就这样连喊带闹地走了一夜，天亮时来到这座山的一个山口。我又在山上漫无目的地走了三天，最后来到这块草地上。我也不知这块草地在山的哪一面。我问几个牧羊人，这山上什么地方最隐秘，他们告诉我就是这个地方。我来到这儿，想在这儿了此一生。刚走到这儿，我的骡子饥劳交加，竟倒地而死。可我更觉得，它是要自行解除它对我的无谓负担。我站在这儿筋疲力尽，饥肠辘辘，没找到人，也没想向什么人求救。后来，我不知在地上躺了多少时间，等我醒来时已经不饿了，只见身旁站着几个牧羊人，想必是他们给了我吃的喝的。他们告诉我，他们如何发现了我，我当时又是如何胡言乱语，很明显，我已经精神失常了。从那以后，我自己也感觉到，我并不总是正常的，常常胡言乱语，疯疯癫癫，撕破自己的衣服，在这偏僻的地方大喊大叫，诅咒我的命运，不断空喊着我的负心人那可爱的名字，一心只想呼号着结束自己的生命。可是当我恢复正常的时候，我又心力交瘁，几乎动弹不得。
“我经常住的地方是一个能够遮蔽我这可怜身体的栓皮槠树洞。山上的牧羊人怜悯我，他们把食物放在路边和石头上，预料我会从那儿路过，看到那些食物。他们就这样养活了我。尽管我常常神志不清，可本能还是让我能够认出食物，引起食欲，想得到它。还有几次，在我清醒的时候，他们告诉我，有时牧人带着食物去放牧，我就跑到路上去抢他们的食物，尽管他们十分愿意把食物送给我。我就这样过着可怜至极的生活，要等老天开眼，让我的生命终止，或者让我的记忆终止，不再记起背叛了我的卢辛达的美貌以及费尔南多对我的伤害。如果老天让我活着，并且忘掉他们，我会让我的思维尽可能恢复正常，否则，我只求老天怜悯我的灵魂，我觉得自己没有勇气和力量把我从自己选择的这种境况里解脱出来。
“噢，两位大人，这就是我遭遇不幸的悲惨经历。你们看，我成了这个样子。可你们说说，遇到这样
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