Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 3

           Thismanwasamostingeniousartist,andaccordingtomydirection,inthreeweeksfinishedformeawoodenchamberofsixteenfeetsquare,andtwelvehigh,withsash-windows,adoor,andtwoclosets,likeaLondonbed-chamber.Theboard,thatmadetheceiling,wastobeliftedupanddownbytwohinges,toputinabedreadyfurnishedbyhermajesty’supholsterer,whichGlumdalclitchtookouteverydaytoair,madeitwithherownhands,andlettingitdownatnight,lockeduptheroofoverme.Aniceworkman,whowasfamousforlittlecuriosities,undertooktomakemetwochairs,withbacksandframes,ofasubstancenotunlikeivory,andtwotables,withacabinettoputmythingsin.Theroomwasquiltedonallsides,aswellasthefloorandtheceiling,topreventanyaccidentfromthecarelessnessofthosewhocarriedme,andtobreaktheforceofajolt,whenIwentinacoach.Idesiredalockformydoor,topreventratsandmicefromcomingin.Thesmith,afterseveralattempts,madethesmallestthateverwasseenamongthem,forIhaveknownalargeratthegateofagentleman’shouseinEngland.Imadeashifttokeepthekeyinapocketofmyown,fearingGlumdalclitchmightloseit.Thequeenlikewiseorderedthethinnestsilksthatcouldbegotten,tomakemeclothes,notmuchthickerthananEnglishblanket,verycumbersometillIwasaccustomedtothem.Theywereafterthefashionofthekingdom,partlyresemblingthePersian,andpartlytheChinese,andareaverygraveanddecenthabit.

           Thequeenbecamesofondofmycompany,thatshecouldnotdinewithoutme.Ihadatableplaceduponthesameatwhichhermajestyate,justatherleftelbow,andachairtositon.Glumdalclitchstoodonastoolonthefloornearmytable,toassistandtakecareofme.

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