Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 5

           Anothertime,walkingtothetopofafreshmole-hill,Ifelltomyneckinthehole,throughwhichthatanimalhadcastuptheearth,andcoinedsomelie,notworthremembering,toexcusemyselfforspoilingmyclothes.Ilikewisebrokemyrightshinagainsttheshellofasnail,whichIhappenedtostumbleover,asIwaswalkingaloneandthinkingonpoorEngland.

           IcannottellwhetherIweremorepleasedormortifiedtoobserve,inthosesolitarywalks,thatthesmallerbirdsdidnotappeartobeatallafraidofme,butwouldhopaboutwithinayard’sdistance,lookingforwormsandotherfood,withasmuchindifferenceandsecurityasifnocreatureatallwerenearthem.Iremember,athrushhadtheconfidencetosnatchoutofmyhand,withhisbill,aofcakethatGlumdalclitchhadjustgivenmeformybreakfast.WhenIattemptedtocatchanyofthesebirds,theywouldboldlyturnagainstme,endeavouringtopeckmyfingers,whichIdurstnotventurewithintheirreach;andthentheywouldhopbackunconcerned,tohuntforwormsorsnails,astheydidbefore.Butoneday,Itookathickcudgel,andthrewitwithallmystrengthsoluckily,atalinnet,thatIknockedhimdown,andseizinghimbytheneckwithbothmyhands,ranwithhimintriumphtomynurse.However,thebird,whohadonlybeenstunned,recoveringhimselfgavemesomanyboxeswithhiswings,onbothsidesofmyheadandbody,thoughIheldhimatarm’s-length,andwasoutofthereachofhisclaws,thatIwastwentytimesthinkingtolethimgo.ButIwassoonrelievedbyoneofourservants,whowrungoffthebird’sneck,andIhadhimnextdayfordinner,bythequeen’scommand.Thislinnet,asnearasIcanremember,seemedtobesomewhatlargerthananEnglishswan.

           ThemaidsofhonourofteninvitedGlumdalclitchtotheirapartments,anddesiredshewouldbringmealongwithher,onpurposetohavethepleasureofseeingandtouchingme.

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