Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 1

           Inthemidstofthisdistress,Iobservedthemalltorunawayonasuddenasfastastheycould;atwhichIventuredtoleavethetreeandpursuetheroad,wonderingwhatitwasthatcouldputthemintothisfright.Butlookingonmylefthand,Isawahorsewalkingsoftlyinthefield;whichmypersecutorshavingsoonerdiscovered,wasthecauseoftheirflight.Thehorsestartedalittle,whenhecamenearme,butsoonrecoveringhimself,lookedfullinmyfacewithmanifesttokensofwonder;heviewedmyhandsandfeet,walkingroundmeseveraltimes.Iwouldhavepursuedmyjourney,butheplacedhimselfdirectlyintheway,yetlookingwithaverymildaspect,neverofferingtheleastviolence.Westoodgazingateachotherforsometime;atlastItooktheboldnesstoreachmyhandtowardshisneckwithadesigntostrokeit,usingthecommonstyleandwhistleofjockeys,whentheyaregoingtohandleastrangehorse.Butthisanimalseemedtoreceivemycivilitieswithdisdain,shookhishead,andbenthisbrows,softlyraisinguphisrightfore-foottoremovemyhand.Thenheneighedthreeorfourtimes,butinsodifferentacadence,thatIalmostbegantothinkhewasspeakingtohimself,insomelanguageofhisown.

           WhileheandIwerethusemployed,anotherhorsecameup;whoapplyinghimselftothefirstinaveryformalmanner,theygentlystruckeachother’srighthoofbefore,neighingseveraltimesbyturns,andvaryingthesound,whichseemedtobealmostarticulate.

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