Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 3

           Inthemeantime,hedesired"Iwouldgoonwithmyutmostdiligencetolearntheirlanguage,becausehewasmoreastonishedatmycapacityforspeechandreason,thanatthefigureofmybody,whetheritwerecoveredornot;"adding,"thathewaitedwithsomeimpatiencetohearthewonderswhichIpromisedtotellhim."

           Thenceforwardhedoubledthepainshehadbeenattoinstructme:hebroughtmeintoallcompany,andmadethemtreatmewithcivility;"because,"ashetoldthem,privately,"thiswouldputmeintogoodhumour,andmakememorediverting."

           Everyday,whenIwaitedonhim,besidethetroublehewasatinteaching,hewouldaskmeseveralquestionsconcerningmyself,whichIansweredaswellasIcould,andbythesemeanshehadalreadyreceivedsomegeneralideas,thoughveryimperfect.ItwouldbetedioustorelatetheseveralstepsbywhichIadvancedtoamoreregularconversation;butthefirstaccountIgaveofmyselfinanyorderandlengthwastothispurpose:

           "ThatIcamefromaveryfarcountry,asIalreadyhadattemptedtotellhim,withaboutfiftymoreofmyownspecies;thatwetravelledupontheseasinagreathollowvesselmadeofwood,andlargerthanhishonour’shouse.IdescribedtheshiptohiminthebesttermsIcould,andexplained,bythehelpofmyhandkerchiefdisplayed,howitwasdrivenforwardbythewind.Thatuponaquarrelamongus,Iwassetonshoreonthiscoast,whereIwalkedforward,withoutknowingwhither,tillhedeliveredmefromthepersecutionofthoseexecrableYahoos."

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