Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 7

           Hesaid,"itwascommon,whentwoYahoosdiscoveredsuchastoneinafield,andwerecontendingwhichofthemshouldbetheproprietor,athirdwouldtaketheadvantage,andcarryitawayfromthemboth;"whichmymasterwouldneedscontendtohavesomekindofresemblancewithoursuitsatlaw;whereinIthoughtitforourcreditnottoundeceivehim;sincethedecisionhementionedwasmuchmoreequitablethanmanydecreesamongus;becausetheplaintiffanddefendanttherelostnothingbesidethestonetheycontendedfor:whereasourcourtsofequitywouldneverhavedismissedthecause,whileeitherofthemhadanythingleft.

           Mymaster,continuinghisdiscourse,said,"therewasnothingthatrenderedtheYahoosmoreodious,thantheirundistinguishingappetitetodevoureverythingthatcameintheirway,whetherherbs,roots,berries,thecorruptedfleshofanimals,orallmingledtogether:anditwaspeculiarintheirtemper,thattheywerefonderofwhattheycouldgetbyrapineorstealth,atagreaterdistance,thanmuchbetterfoodprovidedforthemathome.Iftheirpreyheldout,theywouldeattilltheywerereadytoburst;afterwhich,naturehadpointedouttothemacertainrootthatgavethemageneralevacuation.

           "Therewasalsoanotherkindofroot,veryjuicy,butsomewhatrareanddifficulttobefound,whichtheYahoossoughtforwithmucheagerness,andwouldsuckitwithgreatdelight;itproducedinthemthesameeffectsthatwinehasuponus.

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