{"id":273,"date":"2019-12-01T16:45:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T16:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/donquixoteoflamancha\/chapter\/second-part-chapter-xxxvii-2\/"},"modified":"2020-03-29T18:47:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T18:47:09","slug":"second-part-chapter-xxxvii","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/donquixoteoflamancha\/chapter\/second-part-chapter-xxxvii\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Part. Chapter XXXVII"},"content":{"raw":"CHAPTER XXXVII<\/a>\r\n
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In which the famous adventure of the Dolorous Duenna continues<\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

The duke and the duchess were exceedingly glad to see how well Don Quixote was responding to their intentions, and at this point Sancho said:<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want this Se\u00f1ora Duenna to put any obstacles in the way of the governorship I\u2019ve been promised, because I heard a Toledan pharmacist, who could talk the way a goldfinch sings, say that whenever duennas were involved nothing good could happen. God save me, what bad things that pharmacist had to say about them! Which makes me think that since all duennas are annoying and impertinent no matter what their quality and condition may be, what will the dolorous ones be like, I mean this Countess Tres Faldas476<\/a><\/span><\/sup> or Three Skirts or Three Trains? Where I come from, skirts and trains, trains and skirts, are all the same.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cBe quiet, Sancho my friend,\u201d said Don Quixote. \u201cSince this duenna has come from such distant lands to find me, she cannot be one of those the pharmacist described, especially since she is a countess, and when countesses serve as duennas, they probably are serving queens and em<\/a>presses, for in their own houses they are highborn ladies who are served by other duennas.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

To which Do\u00f1a Rodr\u00edguez, who was present, responded:<\/p>\r\n

\u201cMy lady the duchess has duennas in her service who could be countesses if fortune so desired, but laws go where kings command; let no one speak ill of duennas, in particular those who are old and maidens, for although I am not one of those, I clearly understand and grasp the advantage a maiden duenna has over one who is widowed; and the person who cut us down to size still has the scissors in his hand.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cAll the same,\u201d replied Sancho, \u201cthere\u2019s so much to cut in duennas, according to my barber, that it would be better not to stir the rice even if it sticks.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cSquires,\u201d responded Do\u00f1a Rodr\u00edguez, \u201care always our enemies; since they haunt the antechambers and always see us, the times they\u2019re not praying, which is most of the time, they spend gossiping about us, digging up our defects and burying our good names. Well, I swear to those fickle dimwits that no matter how much it grieves them, we have to live in the world, and in noble houses, even though we\u2019re dying of hunger and cover our delicate or not so delicate flesh with a black mourning habit, just as a person may cover or conceal a dung heap with a tapestry on the day of a procession. By my faith, if I were permitted to, and if the time were right, I\u2019d make people understand, not just those here but everyone in the world, how there is no virtue that cannot be found in a duenna.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cI believe,\u201d said the duchess, \u201cthat my good Do\u00f1a Rodr\u00edguez is correct, absolutely correct, but she must wait for a more suitable time to defend herself and all other duennas, and so confound the poor opinion of that wicked pharmacist, and tear it out by the roots from the heart of the great Sancho Panza.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

To which Sancho responded:<\/p>\r\n

\u201cEver since I\u2019ve felt the pride of being a governor I\u2019ve lost the foolish ideas of a squire, and I don\u2019t care a fig for all the duennas in the world.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

They would have gone on with the duennaesque conversation if they had not heard the fife and drums begin to play again, leading them to assume that the Dolorous Duenna was coming in. The duchess asked the duke if it would be a good idea to go to receive her, since she was a countess and a distinguished person.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cFor the part of her that\u2019s a countess,\u201d responded Sancho before the duke could respond, \u201cI think it\u2019s right for your highnesses to go out to re<\/a>ceive her, but for the part that\u2019s a duenna, it\u2019s my opinion that you shouldn\u2019t take a step.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWho involved you in this, Sancho?\u201d said Don Quixote.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWho, Se\u00f1or?\u201d responded Sancho. \u201cI involved myself, and I can involve myself as a squire who has learned the terms of courtesy in the school of your grace, the most courteous and polite knight in all of courtliness; in these things, as I have heard your grace say, you can lose as much for a card too many as for a card too few, and a word to the wise is sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u201cWhat Sancho says is true,\u201d said the duke. \u201cLet us see the countess\u2019s appearance, and then we can consider the courtesy that is owed her.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Then the drums and fife entered, as they had done earlier.<\/p>\r\n

And here the author concluded this brief chapter and began the next one, following the same adventure, which is one of the most notable in this history.<\/p>\r\n","rendered":"

CHAPTER XXXVII<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

In which the famous adventure of the Dolorous Duenna continues<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

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The duke and the duchess were exceedingly glad to see how well Don Quixote was responding to their intentions, and at this point Sancho said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want this Se\u00f1ora Duenna to put any obstacles in the way of the governorship I\u2019ve been promised, because I heard a Toledan pharmacist, who could talk the way a goldfinch sings, say that whenever duennas were involved nothing good could happen. God save me, what bad things that pharmacist had to say about them! Which makes me think that since all duennas are annoying and impertinent no matter what their quality and condition may be, what will the dolorous ones be like, I mean this Countess Tres Faldas476<\/a><\/span><\/sup> or Three Skirts or Three Trains? Where I come from, skirts and trains, trains and skirts, are all the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBe quiet, Sancho my friend,\u201d said Don Quixote. \u201cSince this duenna has come from such distant lands to find me, she cannot be one of those the pharmacist described, especially since she is a countess, and when countesses serve as duennas, they probably are serving queens and em<\/a>presses, for in their own houses they are highborn ladies who are served by other duennas.\u201d<\/p>\n

To which Do\u00f1a Rodr\u00edguez, who was present, responded:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy lady the duchess has duennas in her service who could be countesses if fortune so desired, but laws go where kings command; let no one speak ill of duennas, in particular those who are old and maidens, for although I am not one of those, I clearly understand and grasp the advantage a maiden duenna has over one who is widowed; and the person who cut us down to size still has the scissors in his hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the same,\u201d replied Sancho, \u201cthere\u2019s so much to cut in duennas, according to my barber, that it would be better not to stir the rice even if it sticks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSquires,\u201d responded Do\u00f1a Rodr\u00edguez, \u201care always our enemies; since they haunt the antechambers and always see us, the times they\u2019re not praying, which is most of the time, they spend gossiping about us, digging up our defects and burying our good names. Well, I swear to those fickle dimwits that no matter how much it grieves them, we have to live in the world, and in noble houses, even though we\u2019re dying of hunger and cover our delicate or not so delicate flesh with a black mourning habit, just as a person may cover or conceal a dung heap with a tapestry on the day of a procession. By my faith, if I were permitted to, and if the time were right, I\u2019d make people understand, not just those here but everyone in the world, how there is no virtue that cannot be found in a duenna.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe,\u201d said the duchess, \u201cthat my good Do\u00f1a Rodr\u00edguez is correct, absolutely correct, but she must wait for a more suitable time to defend herself and all other duennas, and so confound the poor opinion of that wicked pharmacist, and tear it out by the roots from the heart of the great Sancho Panza.\u201d<\/p>\n

To which Sancho responded:<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I\u2019ve felt the pride of being a governor I\u2019ve lost the foolish ideas of a squire, and I don\u2019t care a fig for all the duennas in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

They would have gone on with the duennaesque conversation if they had not heard the fife and drums begin to play again, leading them to assume that the Dolorous Duenna was coming in. The duchess asked the duke if it would be a good idea to go to receive her, since she was a countess and a distinguished person.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the part of her that\u2019s a countess,\u201d responded Sancho before the duke could respond, \u201cI think it\u2019s right for your highnesses to go out to re<\/a>ceive her, but for the part that\u2019s a duenna, it\u2019s my opinion that you shouldn\u2019t take a step.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho involved you in this, Sancho?\u201d said Don Quixote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho, Se\u00f1or?\u201d responded Sancho. \u201cI involved myself, and I can involve myself as a squire who has learned the terms of courtesy in the school of your grace, the most courteous and polite knight in all of courtliness; in these things, as I have heard your grace say, you can lose as much for a card too many as for a card too few, and a word to the wise is sufficient.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Sancho says is true,\u201d said the duke. \u201cLet us see the countess\u2019s appearance, and then we can consider the courtesy that is owed her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then the drums and fife entered, as they had done earlier.<\/p>\n

And here the author concluded this brief chapter and began the next one, following the same adventure, which is one of the most notable in this history.<\/p>\n

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