Don Quixote, Part 2, Chapter 13 summary

What happens

1. Away from their masters, the squires compare the hardships of service and the rewards their knights promise.
2. They discuss their children, and Sancho objects when his companion uses insulting language as praise.
3. Sancho admits that hopes of wealth keep him serving, but he also defends his master’s kindness and innocence.
4. The other squire urges retirement, then brings a large pie and wine to share.
5. Sancho identifies the wine’s origin and tells a story about two relatives whose tasting judgments prove correct.
6. Sancho chooses to serve until Zaragoza, and both squires fall asleep holding the nearly empty wineskin.

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What to notice

Sancho’s attachment is not only a desire for money or office. His affection for his master’s harmless nature also sustains his service.

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