and immediate advantage overcomes all considerations of the future,

Gines, who was neither grateful nor well-principled, made up his

mind to steal Sancho Panza's ass, not troubling himself about

Rocinante, as being a prize that was no good either to pledge or sell.

While Sancho slept he stole his ass, and before day dawned he was

Aurora made her appearance bringing gladness to the earth but

sadness to Sancho Panza, for he found that his Dapple was missing, and

seeing himself bereft of him he began the saddest and most doleful