Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 7

           Forif,"saidhe,"youthrowamongfiveYahoosasmuchfoodaswouldbesufficientforfifty,theywill,insteadofeatingpeaceably,falltogetherbytheears,eachsingleoneimpatienttohavealltoitself;andthereforeaservantwasusuallyemployedtostandbywhiletheywerefeedingabroad,andthosekeptathomeweretiedatadistancefromeachother:thatifacowdiedofageoraccident,beforeaHouyhnhnmcouldsecureitforhisownYahoos,thoseintheneighbourhoodwouldcomeinherdstoseizeit,andthenwouldensuesuchabattleasIhaddescribed,withterriblewoundsmadebytheirclawsonbothsides,althoughtheyseldomwereabletokilloneanother,forwantofsuchconvenientinstrumentsofdeathaswehadinvented.Atothertimes,thelikebattleshavebeenfoughtbetweentheYahoosofseveralneighbourhoods,withoutanyvisiblecause;thoseofonedistrictwatchingallopportunitiestosurprisethenext,beforetheyareprepared.Butiftheyfindtheirprojecthasmiscarried,theyreturnhome,and,forwantofenemies,engageinwhatIcallacivilwaramongthemselves.

           "Thatinsomefieldsofhiscountrytherearecertainshiningstonesofseveralcolours,whereoftheYahoosareviolentlyfond:andwhenpartofthesestonesisfixedintheearth,asitsometimeshappens,theywilldigwiththeirclawsforwholedaystogetthemout;thencarrythemaway,andhidethembyheapsintheirkennels;butstilllookingroundwithgreatcaution,forfeartheircomradesshouldfindouttheirtreasure."

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