A Continuation of the Strange and Unheard-of Adventures in the Inn.
The bellowing of the poor knight awakens the innkeeper. Quietly Maritornes unties the sufferer and he drops to the ground. The four horsemen identify themselves. They are sent by Don Luis' father to find the son at all costs. The youth remains defiant, and the judge, recognizing his neighbor's child, draws Don Luis into earnest conversation. Meanwhile, the landlord's daughter begs Don Quixote's assistance, for her father is fighting with some guests who wish to leave without paying. Surprisingly, the knight settles the argument by his persuasive reasoning rather than with violence. Suddenly, the very barber whose basin and donkey-trappings had been despoiled by knight and squire enters the gate. Recognizing Sancho, the barber grabs his packsaddle, and Sancho offers him a punch in the nose. Don Quixote intervenes, explaining that the trophy which, looks like a basin, is Mambrino's helmet, but as to the steed's trappings—lawful spoils for Sancho—he says they have somehow been transformed into a mere packsaddle for an ass.
