Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 9

           ItcontainedawarrantforconductingmeandmyretinuetoTraldragdubh,orTrildrogdrib(foritispronouncedbothwaysasnearasIcanremember),byapartyoftenhorse.Allmyretinuewasthatpoorladforaninterpreter,whomIpersuadedintomyservice,and,atmyhumblerequest,wehadeachofusamuletorideon.Amessengerwasdespatchedhalfaday’sjourneybeforeus,togivethekingnoticeofmyapproach,andtodesire,"thathismajestywouldpleasetoappointadayandhour,whenitwouldbyhisgraciouspleasurethatImighthavethehonourtolickthedustbeforehisfootstool."Thisisthecourtstyle,andIfoundittobemorethanmatterofform:for,uponmyadmittancetwodaysaftermyarrival,Iwascommandedtocrawluponmybelly,andlickthefloorasIadvanced;but,onaccountofmybeingastranger,carewastakentohaveitmadesoclean,thatthedustwasnotoffensive.However,thiswasapeculiargrace,notallowedtoanybutpersonsofthehighestrank,whentheydesireanadmittance.Nay,sometimesthefloorisstrewedwithdustonpurpose,whenthepersontobeadmittedhappenstohavepowerfulenemiesatcourt;andIhaveseenagreatlordwithhismouthsocrammed,thatwhenhehadcrepttotheproperdistancefromthethrone;hewasnotabletospeakaword.Neitheristhereanyremedy;becauseitiscapitalforthose,whoreceiveanaudiencetospitorwipetheirmouthsinhismajesty’spresence.

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