Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 1

           Westaidtherethreeweekstorefreshourcrew,manyofwhomweresick.FromthencewewenttoTonquin,wherethecaptainresolvedtocontinuesometime,becausemanyofthegoodsheintendedtobuywerenotready,norcouldheexpecttobedispatchedinseveralmonths.Therefore,inhopestodefraysomeofthechargeshemustbeat,heboughtasloop,loadeditwithseveralsortsofgoods,wherewiththeTonquineseusuallytradetotheneighbouringislands,andputtingfourteenmenonboard,whereofthreewereofthecountry,heappointedmemasterofthesloop,andgavemepowertotraffic,whilehetransactedhisaffairsatTonquin.

           Wehadnotsailedabovethreedays,whenagreatstormarising,weweredrivenfivedaystothenorth-north-east,andthentotheeast:afterwhichwehadfairweather,butstillwithaprettystronggalefromthewest.Uponthetenthdaywewerechasedbytwopirates,whosoonovertookus;formysloopwassodeepladen,thatshesailedveryslow,neitherwereweinaconditiontodefendourselves.

           Wewereboardedaboutthesametimebyboththepirates,whoenteredfuriouslyattheheadoftheirmen;butfindingusallprostrateuponourfaces(forsoIgaveorder),theypinioneduswithstrongropes,andsettingguarduponus,wenttosearchthesloop.

           IobservedamongthemaDutchman,whoseemedtobeofsomeauthority,thoughhewasnotcommanderofeithership.HeknewusbyourcountenancestobeEnglishmen,andjabberingtousinhisownlanguage,sworeweshouldbetiedbacktobackandthrownintothesea.

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