Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 4

           Somewereundonebylawsuits;othersspentalltheyhadindrinking,whoring,andgaming;othersfledfortreason;manyformurder,theft,poisoning,robbery,perjury,forgery,coiningfalsemoney,forcommittingrapes,orsodomy;forflyingfromtheircolours,ordesertingtotheenemy;andmostofthemhadbrokenprison;noneofthesedurstreturntotheirnativecountries,forfearofbeinghanged,orofstarvinginajail;andthereforetheywereunderthenecessityofseekingalivelihoodinotherplaces."

           Duringthisdiscourse,mymasterwaspleasedtointerruptmeseveraltimes.Ihadmadeuseofmanycircumlocutionsindescribingtohimthenatureoftheseveralcrimesforwhichmostofourcrewhadbeenforcedtoflytheircountry.Thislabourtookupseveraldays’conversation,beforehewasabletocomprehendme.Hewaswhollyatalosstoknowwhatcouldbetheuseornecessityofpractisingthosevices.Toclearupwhich,Iendeavouredtogivesomeideasofthedesireofpowerandriches;oftheterribleeffectsoflust,intemperance,malice,andenvy.AllthisIwasforcedtodefineanddescribebyputtingcasesandmakingsuppositions.Afterwhich,likeonewhoseimaginationwasstruckwithsomethingneverseenorheardofbefore,hewouldliftuphiseyeswithamazementandindignation.Power,government,war,law,punishment,andathousandotherthings,hadnotermswhereinthatlanguagecouldexpressthem,whichmadethedifficultyalmostinsuperable,togivemymasteranyconceptionofwhatImeant

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