Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 3

           Hetookupallmyclothesinhispastern,onepieceafteranother,andexaminedthemdiligently;hethenstrokedmybodyverygently,andlookedroundmeseveraltimes;afterwhich,hesaid,itwasplainImustbeaperfectYahoo;butthatIdifferedverymuchfromtherestofmyspeciesinthesoftness,whiteness,andsmoothnessofmyskin;mywantofhairinseveralpartsofmybody;theshapeandshortnessofmyclawsbehindandbefore;andmyaffectationofwalkingcontinuallyonmytwohinderfeet.Hedesiredtoseenomore;andgavemeleavetoputonmyclothesagain,forIwasshudderingwithcold.

           IexpressedmyuneasinessathisgivingmesooftentheappellationofYahoo,anodiousanimal,forwhichIhadsoutterahatredandcontempt:Ibeggedhewouldforbearapplyingthatwordtome,andmakethesameorderinhisfamilyandamonghisfriendswhomhesufferedtoseeme.Irequestedlikewise,"thatthesecretofmyhavingafalsecoveringtomybody,mightbeknowntononebuthimself,atleastaslongasmypresentclothingshouldlast;forastowhatthesorrelnag,hisvalet,hadobserved,hishonourmightcommandhimtoconcealit."

           Allthismymasterverygraciouslyconsentedto;andthusthesecretwaskepttillmyclothesbegantowearout,whichIwasforcedtosupplybyseveralcontrivancesthatshallhereafterbementioned.

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