Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 5

           Iassuredhishonour,"thatthelawwasascienceinwhichIhadnotmuchconversed,furtherthanbyemployingadvocates,invain,uponsomeinjusticesthathadbeendoneme:however,IwouldgivehimallthesatisfactionIwasable."

           Isaid,"therewasasocietyofmenamongus,bredupfromtheiryouthintheartofproving,bywordsmultipliedforthepurpose,thatwhiteisblack,andblackiswhite,accordingastheyarepaid.Tothissocietyalltherestofthepeopleareslaves.Forexample,ifmyneighbourhasamindtomycow,hehasalawyertoprovethatheoughttohavemycowfromme.Imustthenhireanothertodefendmyright,itbeingagainstallrulesoflawthatanymanshouldbeallowedtospeakforhimself.Now,inthiscase,I,whoamtherightowner,lieundertwogreatdisadvantages:first,mylawyer,beingpractisedalmostfromhiscradleindefendingfalsehood,isquiteoutofhiselementwhenhewouldbeanadvocateforjustice,whichisanunnaturalofficehealwaysattemptswithgreatawkwardness,ifnotwithill-will.Theseconddisadvantageis,thatmylawyermustproceedwithgreatcaution,orelsehewillbereprimandedbythejudges,andabhorredbyhisbrethren,asonethatwouldlessenthepracticeofthelaw.AndthereforeIhavebuttwomethodstopreservemycow.Thefirstis,togainovermyadversary’slawyerwithadoublefee,whowillthenbetrayhisclientbyinsinuatingthathehathjusticeonhisside.

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