Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 9

           Igavehimashortaccountofsomeparticulars,andmademystoryasplausibleandconsistentasIcould;butIthoughtitnecessarytodisguisemycountry,andcallmyselfaHollander;becausemyintentionswereforJapan,andIknewtheDutchweretheonlyEuropeanspermittedtoenterintothatkingdom.Ithereforetoldtheofficer,"thathavingbeenshipwreckedonthecoastofBalnibarbi,andcastonarock,IwasreceivedupintoLaputa,ortheflyingisland(ofwhichhehadoftenheard),andwasnowendeavouringtogettoJapan,whenceImightfindaconvenienceofreturningtomyowncountry."Theofficersaid,"Imustbeconfinedtillhecouldreceiveordersfromcourt,forwhichhewouldwriteimmediately,andhopedtoreceiveananswerinafortnight."Iwascarriedtoaconvenientlodgingwithasentryplacedatthedoor;however,Ihadthelibertyofalargegarden,andwastreatedwithhumanityenough,beingmaintainedallthetimeattheking’scharge.Iwasinvitedbyseveralpersons,chieflyoutofcuriosity,becauseitwasreportedthatIcamefromcountriesveryremote,ofwhichtheyhadneverheard.

           Ihiredayoungman,whocameinthesameship,tobeaninterpreter;hewasanativeofLuggnagg,buthadlivedsomeyearsatMaldonada,andwasaperfectmasterofbothlanguages.Byhisassistance,Iwasabletoholdaconversationwiththosewhocametovisitme;butthisconsistedonlyoftheirquestions,andmyanswers.

           Thedespatchcamefromcourtaboutthetimeweexpected.

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