Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 4

           Heonlydesiredmetoobservearuinedbuilding,uponthesideofamountainaboutthreemilesdistant,ofwhichhegavemethisaccount:"Thathehadaveryconvenientmillwithinhalfamileofhishouse,turnedbyacurrentfromalargeriver,andsufficientforhisownfamily,aswellasagreatnumberofhistenants;thataboutsevenyearsago,aclubofthoseprojectorscametohimwithproposalstodestroythismill,andbuildanotheronthesideofthatmountain,onthelongridgewhereofalongcanalmustbecut,forarepositoryofwater,tobeconveyedupbypipesandenginestosupplythemill,becausethewindandairuponaheightagitatedthewater,andtherebymadeitfitterformotion,andbecausethewater,descendingdownadeclivity,wouldturnthemillwithhalfthecurrentofariverwhosecourseismoreuponalevel."Hesaid,"thatbeingthennotverywellwiththecourt,andpressedbymanyofhisfriends,hecompliedwiththeproposal;andafteremployingahundredmenfortwoyears,theworkmiscarried,theprojectorswentoff,layingtheblameentirelyuponhim,railingathimeversince,andputtingothersuponthesameexperiment,withequalassuranceofsuccess,aswellasequaldisappointment."

           Inafewdayswecamebacktotown;andhisexcellency,consideringthebadcharacterhehadintheacademy,wouldnotgowithmehimself,butrecommendedmetoafriendofhis,tobearmecompanythither

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