Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 4

           Heknewnotwhatcouldbetheuseofthoseseveralcleftsanddivisionsinmyfeetbehind;thattheseweretoosofttobearthehardnessandsharpnessofstones,withoutacoveringmadefromtheskinofsomeotherbrute;thatmywholebodywantedafenceagainstheatandcold,whichIwasforcedtoputonandoffeveryday,withtediousnessandtrouble:andlastly,thatheobservedeveryanimalinthiscountrynaturallytoabhortheYahoos,whomtheweakeravoided,andthestrongerdrovefromthem.Sothat,supposingustohavethegiftofreason,hecouldnotseehowitwerepossibletocurethatnaturalantipathy,whicheverycreaturediscoveredagainstus;norconsequentlyhowwecouldtameandrenderthemserviceable.However,hewould,"ashesaid,"debatethematternofarther,becausehewasmoredesiroustoknowmyownstory,thecountrywhereIwasborn,andtheseveralactionsandeventsofmylife,beforeIcamehither."

           Iassuredhim,"howextremelydesirousIwasthatheshouldbesatisfiedoneverypoint;butIdoubtedmuch,whetheritwouldbepossibleformetoexplainmyselfonseveralsubjects,whereofhishonourcouldhavenoconception;becauseIsawnothinginhiscountrytowhichIcouldresemblethem;that,however,Iwoulddomybest,andstrivetoexpressmyselfbysimilitudes,humblydesiringhisassistancewhenIwantedproperwords;"whichhewaspleasedtopromiseme.

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