Don Quixote, Part 2, Chapter 49 summary

What happens

1. Sancho demands plain food and promises fair government, surprising the steward with his practical sense.
2. On patrol, he orders a gambling winner to pay money and banishes the idle man who demands a tip.
3. A detained young man argues that imprisonment cannot force him to sleep, and Sancho releases him with a warning.
4. A young woman in male clothing explains that she escapes confinement to explore town with her disguised brother.
5. Her brother confirms her account, and the patrol escorts both siblings home.
6. The headwaiter resolves to seek the daughter’s hand, while Sancho considers her brother as a husband for Sanchica.

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