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"If you did not pique yourself more on your dexterity with those foils

you carry than on dexterity of tongue," said the other student, "you

would have been head of the degrees, where you are now tail"

"Look here, bachelor Corchuelo," returned the licentiate, "you have the

most mistaken idea in the world about skill with the sword, if you think

it useless"

"It is no idea on my part, but an established truth," replied Corchuelo;

"and if you wish me to prove it to you by experiood opportunity; I have a steady hand and a strong

arm, and these joined with my resolution, which is not small, will make

you confess that I am not mistaken Disles and science, for I hope to make you see

stars at noonday with my rude raordsmanship, in which, next to God, I

place my trust that the man is yet to be born ill make me turn my

back, and that there is not one in the world I will not coround"

"As to whether you turn your back or not, I do not concern ht be that your grave would be

dug on the spot where you planted your foot the first time; Iskill with the sword"

"We shall soon see," replied Corchuelo, and getting off his ass briskly,

he drew out furiously one of the swords the licentiate carried on his

beast

"It must not be that way," said Don Quixote at this point; "I will be the