Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 8

           Thecaptain,hearingmeuttertheseabsurdities,concludedIwasraving;however(Isupposetopacifyme)hepromisedtogiveorderasIdesired,andgoingupondeck,sentsomeofhismendownintomycloset,whence(asIafterwardsfound)theydrewupallmygoods,andstrippedoffthequilting;butthechairs,cabinet,andbedstead,beingscrewedtothefloor,weremuchdamagedbytheignoranceoftheseamen,whotorethemupbyforce.Thentheyknockedoffsomeoftheboardsfortheuseoftheship,andwhentheyhadgotalltheyhadamindfor,letthehulldropintothesea,whichbyreasonofmanybreachesmadeinthebottomandsides,sunktorights.And,indeed,Iwasgladnottohavebeenaspectatorofthehavoctheymade,becauseIamconfidentitwouldhavesensiblytouchedme,bybringingformerpassagesintomymind,whichIwouldratherhaveforgot.

           Isleptsomehours,butperpetuallydisturbedwithdreamsoftheplaceIhadleft,andthedangersIhadescaped.However,uponwaking,Ifoundmyselfmuchrecovered.Itwasnowabouteighto’clockatnight,andthecaptainorderedsupperimmediately,thinkingIhadalreadyfastedtoolong.Heentertainedmewithgreatkindness,observingmenottolookwildly,ortalkinconsistently:and,whenwewereleftalone,desiredIwouldgivehimarelationofmytravels,andbywhataccidentIcametobesetadrift,inthatmonstrouswoodenchest.Hesaid"thatabouttwelveo’clockatnoon,ashewaslookingthroughhisglass,hespieditatadistance,andthoughtitwasasail,whichhehadamindtomake,beingnotmuchoutofhiscourse,inhopesofbuyingsomebiscuit,hisownbeginningtofallshort.Thatuponcomingnearer,andfindinghiserror,hesentouthislong-boattodiscoverwhatitwas;thathismencamebackinafright,swearingtheyhadseenaswimminghouse.Thathelaughedattheirfolly,andwenthimselfintheboat,orderinghismentotakeastrongcablealongwiththem.

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