Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 2

           Inoneofmyfobstherewasasilverwatch,andintheotherasmallquantityofgoldinapurse.Thesegentlemen,havingpen,ink,andpaper,aboutthem,madeanexactinventoryofeverythingtheysaw;andwhentheyhaddone,desiredIwouldsetthemdown,thattheymightdeliverittotheemperor.ThisinventoryIafterwardstranslatedintoEnglish,andis,wordforword,asfollows:

           "Imprimis:Intherightcoat-pocketofthegreatman-mountain"(forsoIinterpretthewordsquinbusflestrin,)"afterthestrictestsearch,wefoundonlyonegreatpieceofcoarse-cloth,largeenoughtobeafoot-clothforyourmajesty’schiefroomofstate.Intheleftpocketwesawahugesilverchest,withacoverofthesamemetal,whichwe,thesearchers,werenotabletolift.Wedesireditshouldbeopened,andoneofussteppingintoit,foundhimselfuptothemidleginasortofdust,somepartwhereofflyinguptoourfacessetusbothasneezingforseveraltimestogether.Inhisrightwaistcoat-pocketwefoundaprodigiousbundleofwhitethinsubstances,foldedoneoveranother,aboutthebignessofthreemen,tiedwithastrongcable,andmarkedwithblackfigures;whichwehumblyconceivetobewritings,everyletteralmosthalfaslargeasthepalmofourhands.Inthelefttherewasasortofengine,fromthebackofwhichwereextendedtwentylongpoles,resemblingthepallisadosbeforeyourmajesty’scourt:wherewithweconjecturetheman-mountaincombshishead;forwedidnotalwaystroublehimwithquestions,becausewefounditagreatdifficultytomakehimunderstandus.Inthelargepocket,ontherightsideofhismiddlecover"(soItranslatethewordranfulo,bywhichtheymeantmybreeches,)"wesawahollowpillarofiron,aboutthelengthofaman,fastenedtoastrongpieceoftimberlargerthanthepillar;andupononesideofthepillar,werehugepiecesofironstickingout,cutintostrangefigures,whichweknownotwhattomakeof.

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