Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 1

           Attheplacewherethecarriagestoppedtherestoodanancienttemple,esteemedtobethelargestinthewholekingdom;which,havingbeenpollutedsomeyearsbeforebyanunnaturalmurder,was,accordingtothezealofthosepeople,lookeduponasprofane,andthereforehadbeenappliedtocommonuse,andalltheornamentsandfurniturecarriedaway.InthisedificeitwasdeterminedIshouldlodge.Thegreatgatefrontingtothenorthwasaboutfourfeethigh,andalmosttwofeetwide,throughwhichIcouldeasilycreep.Oneachsideofthegatewasasmallwindow,notabovesixinchesfromtheground:intothatontheleftside,theking’ssmithconveyedfourscoreandelevenchains,likethosethathangtoalady’swatchinEurope,andalmostaslarge,whichwerelockedtomyleftlegwithsix-and-thirtypadlocks.Overagainstthistemple,ontheothersideofthegreathighway,attwentyfeetdistance,therewasaturretatleastfivefeethigh.Heretheemperorascended,withmanyprincipallordsofhiscourt,tohaveanopportunityofviewingme,asIwastold,forIcouldnotseethem.Itwasreckonedthataboveahundredthousandinhabitantscameoutofthetownuponthesameerrand;and,inspiteofmyguards,Ibelievetherecouldnotbefewerthantenthousandatseveraltimes,whomountedmybodybythehelpofladders.Butaproclamationwassoonissued,toforbidituponpainofdeath.Whentheworkmenfounditwasimpossibleformetobreakloose,theycutallthestringsthatboundme;whereuponIroseup,withasmelancholyadispositionaseverIhadinmylife.Butthenoiseandastonishmentofthepeople,atseeingmeriseandwalk,arenottobeexpressed.

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