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Chapter 4

           But,consideringtheframeofourbodies,andespeciallyofmine,hethoughtnocreatureofequalbulkwassoill-contrivedforemployingthatreasoninthecommonofficesoflife;"whereuponhedesiredtoknowwhetherthoseamongwhomIlivedresembledme,ortheYahoosofhiscountry?"Iassuredhim,"thatIwasaswellshapedasmostofmyage;buttheyounger,andthefemales,weremuchmoresoftandtender,andtheskinsofthelattergenerallyaswhiteasmilk."Hesaid,"IdifferedindeedfromotherYahoos,beingmuchmorecleanly,andnotaltogethersodeformed;but,inpointofrealadvantage,hethoughtIdifferedfortheworse:thatmynailswereofnouseeithertomyforeorhinderfeet;astomyforefeet,hecouldnotproperlycallthembythatname,forheneverobservedmetowalkuponthem;thattheyweretoosofttobeartheground;thatIgenerallywentwiththemuncovered;neitherwasthecoveringIsometimesworeonthemofthesameshape,orsostrongasthatonmyfeetbehind:thatIcouldnotwalkwithanysecurity,forifeitherofmyhinderfeetslipped,Imustinevitablyfail."Hethenbegantofindfaultwithotherpartsofmybody:"theflatnessofmyface,theprominenceofmynose,mineeyesplaceddirectlyinfront,sothatIcouldnotlookoneithersidewithoutturningmyhead:thatIwasnotabletofeedmyself,withoutliftingoneofmyfore-feettomymouth:andthereforenaturehadplacedthosejointstoanswerthatnecessity.

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