fat, very weighty, most sensual and fond of coddling, highly touchy,
full of low-class appetite and homely requirements -- the short,
paunchy body on stumps of the immortal Sancho Panza.

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza in the one same man! you will
readily comprehend what a cat-and-dog couple they made! what
strife! what clapperclawing! Oh, the fine dialogue for Lucian or
Saint-Evremond to write, between the two Tartarins -- Quixote-
Tartarin and Sancho-Tartarin! Quixote-Tartarin firing up on the
stories of Gustave Aimard, and shouting: "Up and at 'em!" and
Sancho-Tartarin thinking only of the rheumatics ahead, and
murmuring: "I mean to stay at home."


THE DUET.

QUIXOTE-TARTARIN. SANCHO-TARTARIN.
(Highly excited.) (Quite calmly.)
Cover yourself with glory, Tartarin, cover yourself
Tartarin. with flannel.

(Still more excitedly.) (Still more calmly.)
O for the terrible double- O for the thick knitted
barrelled rifle! O for waistcoats! and warm
bowie-knives, lassoes, knee-caps! O for the
and moccasins! welcome padded caps
with ear-flaps!

(Above all self-control.) (Ringing up the maid.)
A battle-axe! fetch me a Now, then, Jeannette, do