Путешествие Гулливера

           asgreatcriminals,inothercountries,havebeenforcedtoseainaleakyvessel,withoutprovisions:foralthoughheshouldbesorrytohavetakensoillamanintohisship,yethewouldengagehiswordtosetmesafeashore,inthefirstportwherewearrived."Headded,"thathissuspicionsweremuchincreasedbysomeveryabsurdspeechesIhaddeliveredatfirsttohissailors,andafterwardstohimself,inrelationtomyclosetorchest,aswellasbymyoddlooksandbehaviourwhileIwasatsupper."

           Ibeggedhispatiencetohearmetellmystory,whichIfaithfullydid,fromthelasttimeIleftEngland,tothemomenthefirstdiscoveredme.And,astruthalwaysforcesitswayintorationalminds,sothishonestworthygentleman,whohadsometinctureoflearning,andverygoodsense,wasimmediatelyconvincedofmycandourandveracity.ButfurthertoconfirmallIhadsaid,Ientreatedhimtogiveorderthatmycabinetshouldbebrought,ofwhichIhadthekeyinmypocket;forhehadalreadyinformedmehowtheseamendisposedofmycloset.Iopeneditinhisownpresence,andshowedhimthesmallcollectionofraritiesImadeinthecountryfromwhichIhadbeensostrangelydelivered.TherewasthecombIhadcontrivedoutofthestumpsoftheking’sbeard,andanotherofthesamematerials,butfixedintoaparingofhermajesty’sthumb-nail,whichservedfortheback.Therewasacollectionofneedlesandpins,fromafoottohalfayardlong;fourwaspstings,likejoiner’stacks;somecombingsofthequeen’shair;agoldring,whichonedayshemademeapresentof,inamostobligingmanner,takingitfromherlittlefinger,andthrowingitovermyheadlikeacollar.Idesiredthecaptainwouldpleasetoacceptthisringinreturnforhiscivilities;whichheabsolutelyrefused.IshowedhimacornthatIhadcutoffwithmyownhand,fromamaidofhonour’stoe;itwasaboutthebignessofKentishpippin,andgrownsohard,thatwhenIreturnedEngland,Igotithollowedintoacup,andsetinsilver.Lastly,IdesiredhimtoseethebreechesIhadthenon,whichweremadeofamouse’sskin.