When all was set to rights, I came downstairs again into the basse cour with my valet de place, in order to sally out towards the tomb of the two lovers, etc.
—and was a second time stopp’d at the gate⸺not by the ass—but by the person who struck him; and who, by that time, had taken possession (as is not uncommon after a defeat) of the very spot of ground where the ass stood.
Era un comisionado enviado a mí desde la oficina de correos, con un rescrito en la mano para el pago de unas seis libras y tantos sueldos.
—¿Y eso por qué motivo? —dijiste—; se debe a una orden del rey —respondió el comisario, encogiéndose de hombros—
⸺Mi buen amigo, dije⸺tan cierto como que yo soy yo⸺y tú eres tú⸺
⸺¿Y usted quién es? —dijo él.⸻No me confunda —dije yo.