Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 1

           Heactedeverypartofanorator,andIcouldobservemanyperiodsofthreatenings,andothersofpromises,pity,andkindness. Iansweredinafewwords,butinthemostsubmissivemanner,liftingupmylefthand,andbothmyeyestothesun,ascallinghimforawitness; andbeingalmostfamishedwithhunger,havingnoteatenamorselforsomehoursbeforeIlefttheship,Ifoundthedemandsofnaturesostronguponme,thatIcouldnotforbearshowingmyimpatience(perhapsagainstthestrictrulesofdecency)byputtingmyfingerfrequentlytomymouth,tosignifythatIwantedfood. Thehurgo(forsotheycallagreatlord,asIafterwardslearnt)understoodmeverywell. Hedescendedfromthestage,andcommandedthatseveralladdersshouldbeappliedtomysides,onwhichaboveahundredoftheinhabitantsmountedandwalkedtowardsmymouth,ladenwithbasketsfullofmeat,whichhadbeenprovidedandsentthitherbytheking’sorders,uponthefirstintelligencehereceivedofme. Iobservedtherewasthefleshofseveralanimals,butcouldnotdistinguishthembythetaste. Therewereshoulders,legs,andloins,shapedlikethoseofmutton,andverywelldressed,butsmallerthanthewingsofalark. Iatethembytwoorthreeatamouthful,andtookthreeloavesatatime,aboutthebignessofmusketbullets. Theysuppliedmeasfastastheycould,showingathousandmarksofwonderandastonishmentatmybulkandappetite. Ithenmadeanothersign,thatIwanteddrink. Theyfoundbymyeatingthatasmallquantitywouldnotsufficeme; andbeingamostingeniouspeople,theyslungup,withgreatdexterity,oneoftheirlargesthogsheads,thenrolledittowardsmyhand,andbeatoutthetop; Idrankitoffatadraught,whichImightwelldo,foritdidnotholdhalfapint, andtastedlikeasmallwineofBurgundy,butmuchmoredelicious. 

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