"Why go on?"
"We want to get to Toledo, don't we?"
"Why?"
"Because we started for there."
"No reason at all," said Lyaeus with a laugh as he went in the door of the wineshop.
When they came out they found Don Alonso waiting for them, holding his horse by the bridle.
"The Spartans," he said with a smile, "never drank wine on the march."
"How far are we from Toledo?" asked Telemachus. "It was nice of you to wait for us."
"About a league, five kilometers, nothing.... I wanted to see your faces when you first saw the town. I think you will appreciate it."
"Let's walk fast," said Telemachus. "There are some things one doesn't want to wait for."