Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 3

           Ipresentlyknewwhattheymeant,andwasgladathearttoreceivethisintelligence.Itseems,uponmyfirstreachingtheshoreafterourshipwreck,Iwasinsuchconfusion,thatbeforeIcametotheplacewhereIwenttosleep,myhat,whichIhadfastenedwithastringtomyheadwhileIwasrowing,andhadstuckonallthetimeIwasswimming,felloffafterIcametoland;thestring,asIconjecture,breakingbysomeaccident,whichIneverobserved,butthoughtmyhathadbeenlostatsea.Ientreatedhisimperialmajestytogiveordersitmightbebroughttomeassoonaspossible,describingtohimtheuseandthenatureofit:andthenextdaythewaggonersarrivedwithit,butnotinaverygoodcondition;theyhadboredtwoholesinthebrim,withinaninchandhalfoftheedge,andfastenedtwohooksintheholes;thesehooksweretiedbyalongcordtotheharness,andthusmyhatwasdraggedalongforabovehalfanEnglishmile;but,thegroundinthatcountrybeingextremelysmoothandlevel,itreceivedlessdamagethanIexpected.

           Twodaysafterthisadventure,theemperor,havingorderedthatpartofhisarmywhichquartersinandabouthismetropolis,tobeinreadiness,tookafancyofdivertinghimselfinaverysingularmanner.HedesiredIwouldstandlikeaColossus,withmylegsasfarasunderasIconvenientlycould.Hethencommandedhisgeneral(whowasanoldexperiencedleader,andagreatpatronofmine)todrawupthetroopsincloseorder,andmarchthemunderme;thefootbytwenty-fourabreast,andthehorsebysixteen,withdrumsbeating,coloursflying,andpikesadvanced.Thisbodyconsistedofthreethousandfoot,andathousandhorse.Hismajestygaveorders,uponpainofdeath,thateverysoldierinhismarchshouldobservethestrictestdecencywithregardtomyperson;whichhowevercouldnotpreventsomeoftheyoungerofficersfromturninguptheireyesastheypassedunderme:and,toconfessthetruth,mybreecheswereatthattimeinsoillacondition,thattheyaffordedsomeopportunitiesforlaughterandadmiration.

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