Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 2

           Itookthemallinmyrighthand,putfiveofthemintomycoat-pocket;andastothesixth,ImadeacountenanceasifIwouldeathimalive.Thepoormansqualledterribly,andthecolonelandhisofficerswereinmuchpain,especiallywhentheysawmetakeoutmypenknife:butIsoonputthemoutoffear;for,lookingmildly,andimmediatelycuttingthestringshewasboundwith,Isethimgentlyontheground,andawayheran.Itreatedtherestinthesamemanner,takingthemonebyoneoutofmypocket;andIobservedboththesoldiersandpeoplewerehighlydelightedatthismarkofmyclemency,whichwasrepresentedverymuchtomyadvantageatcourt.

           TowardsnightIgotwithsomedifficultyintomyhouse,whereIlayontheground,andcontinuedtodosoaboutafortnight;duringwhichtime,theemperorgaveorderstohaveabedpreparedforme.Sixhundredbedsofthecommonmeasurewerebroughtincarriages,andworkedupinmyhouse;ahundredandfiftyoftheirbeds,sewntogether,madeupthebreadthandlength;andthesewerefourdouble:which,however,keptmebutveryindifferentlyfromthehardnessofthefloor,thatwasofsmoothstone.Bythesamecomputation,theyprovidedmewithsheets,blankets,andcoverlets,tolerableenoughforonewhohadbeensolonginuredtohardships.

           Asthenewsofmyarrivalspreadthroughthekingdom,itbroughtprodigiousnumbersofrich,idle,andcuriouspeopletoseeme;sothatthevillageswerealmostemptied;andgreatneglectoftillageandhouseholdaffairsmusthaveensued,ifhisimperialmajestyhadnotprovided,byseveralproclamationsandordersofstate,againstthisinconveniency.Hedirectedthatthosewhohadalreadybeheldmeshouldreturnhome,andnotpresumetocomewithinfiftyyardsofmyhouse,withoutlicensefromthecourt;wherebythesecretariesofstategotconsiderablefees.

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