Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 3

           adeterminationexactlyagreeabletothemodernphilosophyofEurope,whoseprofessors,disdainingtheoldevasionofoccultcauses,wherebythefollowersofAristotleendeavouredinvaintodisguisetheirignorance,haveinventedthiswonderfulsolutionofalldifficulties,totheunspeakableadvancementofhumanknowledge.

           Afterthisdecisiveconclusion,Ientreatedtobeheardawordortwo.Iappliedmyselftotheking,andassuredhismajesty,"thatIcamefromacountrywhichaboundedwithseveralmillionsofbothsexes,andofmyownstature;wheretheanimals,trees,andhouses,wereallinproportion,andwhere,byconsequence,Imightbeasabletodefendmyself,andtofindsustenance,asanyofhismajesty’ssubjectscoulddohere;whichItookforafullanswertothosegentlemen’sarguments."Tothistheyonlyrepliedwithasmileofcontempt,saying,"thatthefarmerhadinstructedmeverywellinmylesson."Theking,whohadamuchbetterunderstanding,dismissinghislearnedmen,sentforthefarmer,whobygoodfortunewasnotyetgoneoutoftown.Havingthereforefirstexaminedhimprivately,andthenconfrontedhimwithmeandtheyounggirl,hismajestybegantothinkthatwhatwetoldhimmightpossiblybetrue.Hedesiredthequeentoorderthataparticularcareshouldbetakenofme;andwasofopinionthatGlumdalclitchshouldstillcontinueinherofficeoftendingme,becauseheobservedwehadagreataffectionforeachother.Aconvenientapartmentwasprovidedforheratcourt:shehadasortofgovernessappointedtotakecareofhereducation,amaidtodressher,andtwootherservantsformenialoffices;butthecareofmewaswhollyappropriatedtoherself.Thequeencommandedherowncabinet-makertocontriveabox,thatmightservemeforabedchamber,afterthemodelthatGlumdalclitchandIshouldagreeupon.

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