Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 2

           Hethendesiredmetodrawmyscimitar,which,althoughithadgotsomerustbytheseawater,was,inmostparts,exceedingbright.Ididso,andimmediatelyallthetroopsgaveashoutbetweenterrorandsurprise;forthesunshoneclear,andthereflectiondazzledtheireyes,asIwavedthescimitartoandfroinmyhand.Hismajesty,whoisamostmagnanimousprince,waslessdauntedthanIcouldexpect:heorderedmetoreturnitintothescabbard,andcastitonthegroundasgentlyasIcould,aboutsixfeetfromtheendofmychain.Thenextthinghedemandedwasoneofthehollowironpillars;bywhichhemeantmypocketpistols.Idrewitout,andathisdesire,aswellasIcould,expressedtohimtheuseofit;andchargingitonlywithpowder,which,bytheclosenessofmypouch,happenedtoescapewettinginthesea(aninconvenienceagainstwhichallprudentmarinerstakespecialcaretoprovide,)Ifirstcautionedtheemperornottobeafraid,andthenIletitoffintheair.Theastonishmentherewasmuchgreaterthanatthesightofmyscimitar.Hundredsfelldownasiftheyhadbeenstruckdead;andeventheemperor,althoughhestoodhisground,couldnotrecoverhimselfforsometime.IdeliveredupbothmypistolsinthesamemannerasIhaddonemyscimitar,andthenmypouchofpowderandbullets;begginghimthattheformermightbekeptfromfire,foritwouldkindlewiththesmallestspark,andblowuphisimperialpalaceintotheair.Ilikewisedeliveredupmywatch,whichtheemperorwasverycurioustosee,andcommandedtwoofhistallestyeomenoftheguardstobearitonapoleupontheirshoulders,asdraymeninEnglanddoabarrelofale.Hewasamazedatthecontinualnoiseitmade,andthemotionoftheminute-hand,whichhecouldeasilydiscern;fortheirsightismuchmoreacutethanours:heaskedtheopinionsofhislearnedmenaboutit,whichwerevariousandremote,asthereadermaywellimaginewithoutmyrepeating;althoughindeedIcouldnotveryperfectlyunderstandthem.

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