Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 7

           Mymastersaid,"hecouldneverdiscoverthereasonofthisunnaturalappetite,orhowthesestonescouldbeofanyusetoaYahoo;butnowhebelieveditmightproceedfromthesameprincipleofavaricewhichIhadascribedtomankind.Thathehadonce,bywayofexperiment,privatelyremovedaheapofthesestonesfromtheplacewhereoneofhisYahooshadburiedit;whereuponthesordidanimal,missinghistreasure,byhisloudlamentingbroughtthewholeherdtotheplace,theremiserablyhowled,thenfelltobitingandtearingtherest,begantopineaway,wouldneithereat,norsleep,norwork,tillheorderedaservantprivatelytoconveythestonesintothesamehole,andhidethemasbefore;which,whenhisYahoohadfound,hepresentlyrecoveredhisspiritsandgoodhumour,buttookgoodcaretoremovethemtoabetterhidingplace,andhaseversincebeenaveryserviceablebrute."

           Mymasterfurtherassuredme,whichIalsoobservedmyself,"thatinthefieldswheretheshiningstonesabound,thefiercestandmostfrequentbattlesarefought,occasionedbyperpetualinroadsoftheneighbouringYahoos."

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