Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 7

           Thatthelossofyoureyeswouldbenoimpedimenttoyourbodilystrength,bywhichyoumightstillbeusefultohismajesty;thatblindnessisanadditiontocourage,byconcealingdangersfromus;thatthefearyouhadforyoureyes,wasthegreatestdifficultyinbringingovertheenemy’sfleet,anditwouldbesufficientforyoutoseebytheeyesoftheministers,sincethegreatestprincesdonomore.

           "Thisproposalwasreceivedwiththeutmostdisapprobationbythewholeboard.Bolgolam,theadmiral,couldnotpreservehistemper,but,risingupinfury,said,hewonderedhowthesecretarydurstpresumetogivehisopinionforpreservingthelifeofatraitor;thattheservicesyouhadperformedwere,byalltruereasonsofstate,thegreataggravationofyourcrimes;thatyou,whowereabletoextinguishthefirebydischargeofurineinhermajesty’sapartment(whichhementionedwithhorror),might,atanothertime,raiseaninundationbythesamemeans,todrownthewholepalace;andthesamestrengthwhichenabledyoutobringovertheenemy’sfleet,mightserve,uponthefirstdiscontent,tocarryitback;thathehadgoodreasonstothinkyouwereaBig-endianinyourheart;and,astreasonbeginsintheheart,beforeitappearsinovert-acts,soheaccusedyouasatraitoronthataccount,andthereforeinsistedyoushouldbeputtodeath.

           "Thetreasurerwasofthesameopinion:heshowedtowhatstraitshismajesty’srevenuewasreduced,bythechargeofmaintainingyou,whichwouldsoongrowinsupportable;thatthesecretary’sexpedientofputtingoutyoureyes,wassofarfrombeingaremedyagainstthisevil,thatitwouldprobablyincreaseit,asismanifestfromthecommonpracticeofblindingsomekindoffowls,afterwhichtheyfedthefaster,andgrewsoonerfat;thathissacredmajestyandthecouncil,whoareyourjudges,were,intheirownconsciences,fullyconvincedofyourguilt,whichwasasufficientargumenttocondemnyoutodeath,withouttheformalproofsrequiredbythestrictletterofthelaw.

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