Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 9

           Thereisindeedanothercustom,whichIcannotaltogetherapproveof:whenthekinghasamindtoputanyofhisnoblestodeathinagentleindulgentmanner,hecommandsthefloortobestrewedwithacertainbrownpowderofadeadlycomposition,whichbeinglickedup,infalliblykillshimintwenty-fourhours.Butinjusticetothisprince’sgreatclemency,andthecarehehasofhissubjects’lives(whereinitweremuchtobewishedthattheMonarchsofEuropewouldimitatehim),itmustbementionedforhishonour,thatstrictordersaregiventohavetheinfectedpartsofthefloorwellwashedaftereverysuchexecution,which,ifhisdomesticsneglect,theyareindangerofincurringhisroyaldispleasure.Imyselfheardhimgivedirections,thatoneofhispagesshouldbewhipped,whoseturnitwastogivenoticeaboutwashingthefloorafteranexecution,butmaliciouslyhadomittedit;bywhichneglectayounglordofgreathopes,comingtoanaudience,wasunfortunatelypoisoned,althoughthekingatthattimehadnodesignagainsthislife.Butthisgoodprincewassograciousastoforgivethepoorpagehiswhipping,uponpromisethathewoulddosonomore,withoutspecialorders.

           Toreturnfromthisdigression.WhenIhadcreptwithinfouryardsofthethrone,Iraisedmyselfgentlyuponmyknees,andthenstrikingmyforeheadseventimesagainsttheground,Ipronouncedthefollowingwords,astheyhadbeentaughtmethenightbefore,Inckplinggloffthrobbsquutserummblhiopmlashnaltzwintnodbalkuffhslhiophadgurdlubhasht

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