Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 11

           Ifoundsomeshellfishontheshore,andatethemraw,notdaringtokindleafire,forfearofbeingdiscoveredbythenatives.Icontinuedthreedaysfeedingonoystersandlimpets,tosavemyownprovisions;andIfortunatelyfoundabrookofexcellentwater,whichgavemegreatrelief.

           Onthefourthday,venturingoutearlyalittletoofar,Isawtwentyorthirtynativesuponaheightnotabovefivehundredyardsfromme.Theywerestarknaked,men,women,andchildren,roundafire,asIcoulddiscoverbythesmoke.Oneofthemspiedme,andgavenoticetotherest;fiveofthemadvancedtowardme,leavingthewomenandchildrenatthefire.ImadewhathasteIcouldtotheshore,and,gettingintomycanoe,shovedoff:thesavages,observingmeretreat,ranafterme:andbeforeIcouldgetfarenoughintothesea,dischargedanarrowwhichwoundedmedeeplyontheinsideofmyleftknee:Ishallcarrythemarktomygrave.Iapprehendedthearrowmightbepoisoned,andpaddlingoutofthereachoftheirdarts(beingacalmday),Imadeashifttosuckthewound,anddressitaswellasIcould.

           Iwasatalosswhattodo,forIdurstnotreturntothesamelanding-place,butstoodtothenorth,andwasforcedtopaddle,forthewind,thoughverygentle,wasagainstme,blowingnorth-west.

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