Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 7

           Wepassedthroughseveralapartments,betweenservantsofthesamesort,rankedoneachsideasbefore,tillwecametothechamberofpresence;where,afterthreeprofoundobeisances,andafewgeneralquestions,wewerepermittedtositonthreestools,neartheloweststepofhishighness’sthrone.HeunderstoodthelanguageofBalnibarbi,althoughitwasdifferentfromthatofthisisland.Hedesiredmetogivehimsomeaccountofmytravels;and,toletmeseethatIshouldbetreatedwithoutceremony,hedismissedallhisattendantswithaturnofhisfinger;atwhich,tomygreatastonishment,theyvanishedinaninstant,likevisionsinadreamwhenweawakeonasudden.Icouldnotrecovermyselfinsometime,tillthegovernorassuredme,"thatIshouldreceivenohurt:"andobservingmytwocompanionstobeundernoconcern,whohadbeenoftenentertainedinthesamemanner,Ibegantotakecourage,andrelatedtohishighnessashorthistoryofmyseveraladventures;yetnotwithoutsomehesitation,andfrequentlylookingbehindmetotheplacewhereIhadseenthosedomesticspectres.Ihadthehonourtodinewiththegovernor,whereanewsetofghostsservedupthemeat,andwaitedattable.InowobservedmyselftobelessterrifiedthanIhadbeeninthemorning.Istayedtillsunset,buthumblydesiredhishighnesstoexcusemefornotacceptinghisinvitationoflodginginthepalace.

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