not serve him very well: in fact he mentions things which were not in the letter at all. They invite Sancho into the inn for refreshment, but he remembers the blanket, and requests them to send out food and drink to him where he is. The barber explains Sancho’s hesitation to the bean an tighe, and brings out some refreshments to him. Then the priest and the barber tell the people of the inn about the plight of Don Cíochóté. The priest suggests that it would be a good plan to dress up one of themselves as a distressed maiden, in order to appeal to the Don in his character of knight-errant; and so entice him away from his retreat, and eventually get him back home. The innkeeper and his wife think the plan an excellent one. She dresses up the barber in some clothes of her own: a veil covers his beard. They persuade Sancho to join in the plot by telling him that he will be surer of getting the asses if his master comes home. The three of them, the priest, the barber and Sancho turn toward the Sierra, Sancho leading the way. When they come near the place, Sancho proposes that he should go on ahead with an answer from Dulsinea (invented by himself), as the Don would be the more likely to come with them afterwards. The weather is warm, and the place inviting. The priest and the barber recline on the green sward, in the shadow of rock, and fall asleep. There they remain awaiting the return of Sancho and Don Cíochóté.
