Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 3

           forsoonafterthequeenbestowedhimonaladyofhighquality,sothatIsawhimnomore,tomyverygreatsatisfaction;forIcouldnottelltowhatextremitiessuchamaliciousurchinmighthavecarriedhisresentment.

           Hehadbeforeservedmeascurvytrick,whichsetthequeena-laughing,althoughatthesametimeshewasheartilyvexed,andwouldhaveimmediatelycashieredhim,ifIhadnotbeensogenerousastointercede.Hermajestyhadtakenamarrow-boneuponherplate,and,afterknockingoutthemarrow,placedtheboneagaininthedisherect,asitstoodbefore;thedwarf,watchinghisopportunity,whileGlumdalclitchwasgonetotheside-board,mountedthestoolthatshestoodontotakecareofmeatmeals,tookmeupinbothhands,andsqueezingmylegstogether,wedgedthemintothemarrowboneabovemywaist,whereIstuckforsometime,andmadeaveryridiculousfigure.Ibelieveitwasnearaminutebeforeanyoneknewwhatwasbecomeofme;forIthoughtitbelowmetocryout.But,asprincesseldomgettheirmeathot,mylegswerenotscalded,onlymystockingsandbreechesinasadcondition.Thedwarf,atmyentreaty,hadnootherpunishmentthanasoundwhipping.

           Iwasfrequentlyralliedbythequeenuponaccountofmyfearfulness;andsheusedtoaskmewhetherthepeopleofmycountrywereasgreatcowardsasmyself?Theoccasionwasthis:thekingdomismuchpesteredwithfliesinsummer;andtheseodiousinsects,eachofthemasbigasaDunstablelark,hardlygavemeanyrestwhileIsatatdinner,withtheircontinualhummingandbuzzingaboutmineears.Theywouldsometimesalightuponmyvictuals,andleavetheirloathsomeexcrement,orspawnbehind,whichtomewasveryvisible,thoughnottothenativesofthatcountry,whoselargeopticswerenotsoacuteasmine,inviewingsmallerobjects.

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