Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 1

           Hestrokedmyrighthand,seemingtoadmirethesoftnessandcolour;buthesqueezeditsohardbetweenhishoofandhispastern,thatIwasforcedtoroar;afterwhichtheybothtouchedmewithallpossibletenderness.Theywereundergreatperplexityaboutmyshoesandstockings,whichtheyfeltveryoften,neighingtoeachother,andusingvariousgestures,notunlikethoseofaphilosopher,whenhewouldattempttosolvesomenewanddifficultphenomenon.

           Uponthewhole,thebehaviouroftheseanimalswassoorderlyandrational,soacuteandjudicious,thatIatlastconcludedtheymustneedsbemagicians,whohadthusmetamorphosedthemselvesuponsomedesign,andseeingastrangerintheway,resolvedtodivertthemselveswithhim;or,perhaps,werereallyamazedatthesightofamansoverydifferentinhabit,feature,andcomplexion,fromthosewhomightprobablyliveinsoremoteaclimate.Uponthestrengthofthisreasoning,Iventuredtoaddresstheminthefollowingmanner:"Gentlemen,ifyoubeconjurers,asIhavegoodcausetobelieve,youcanunderstandmylanguage;thereforeImakeboldtoletyourworshipsknowthatIamapoordistressedEnglishman,drivenbyhismisfortunesuponyourcoast;andIentreatoneofyoutoletmerideuponhisback,asifhewerearealhorse,tosomehouseorvillagewhereIcanberelieved.Inreturnofwhichfavour,Iwillmakeyouapresentofthisknifeandbracelet,"takingthemoutofmypocket.

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