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Which treats of more curious incidents that occurred at the inn.

Just at that instant the landlord, who was standing at the gate of the inn, exclaimed, “Here comes a fine troop of guests; if they stop here we may say gaudeamus .”

“What are they?” said Cardenio.

“Four men,” said the landlord, “riding a la jineta , 333 with lances and bucklers, and all with black veils, and with them there is a woman in white on a sidesaddle, whose face is also veiled, and two attendants on foot.”

“Are they very near?” said the curate.

“So near,” answered the landlord, “that here they come.”

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