Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 2

           Wehadnoothercompanybutaboyofthehouse,whorodeafteruswiththeluggage.

           Mymaster’sdesignwastoshowmeinallthetownsbytheway,andtostepoutoftheroadforfiftyorahundredmiles,toanyvillage,orpersonofquality’shouse,wherehemightexpectcustom.Wemadeeasyjourneys,ofnotabovesevenoreightscoremilesa-day;forGlumdalclitch,onpurposetospareme,complainedshewastiredwiththetrottingofthehorse.Sheoftentookmeoutofmybox,atmyowndesire,togivemeair,andshowmethecountry,butalwaysheldmefastbyaleading-string.Wepassedoverfiveorsixrivers,manydegreesbroaderanddeeperthantheNileortheGanges:andtherewashardlyarivuletsosmallastheThamesatLondon-bridge.Weweretenweeksinourjourney,andIwasshownineighteenlargetowns,besidesmanyvillages,andprivatefamilies.

           Onthe26thdayofOctoberwearrivedatthemetropolis,calledintheirlanguageLorbrulgrud,orPrideoftheUniverse.Mymastertookalodgingintheprincipalstreetofthecity,notfarfromtheroyalpalace,andputoutbillsintheusualform,containinganexactdescriptionofmypersonandparts.Hehiredalargeroombetweenthreeandfourhundredfeetwide.Heprovidedatablesixtyfeetindiameter,uponwhichIwastoactmypart,andpallisadoeditroundthreefeetfromtheedge,andasmanyhigh,topreventmyfallingover.Iwasshowntentimesa-day,tothewonderandsatisfactionofallpeople.Icouldnowspeakthelanguagetolerablywell,andperfectlyunderstoodeveryword,thatwasspokentome.Besides,Ihadlearnttheiralphabet,andcouldmakeashifttoexplainasentencehereandthere;forGlumdalclitchhadbeenmyinstructorwhilewewereathome,andatleisurehoursduringourjourney.

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