Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 11

           Afterdinner,DonPedrocametome,anddesiredtoknowmyreasonforsodesperateanattempt;assuredme,"heonlymeanttodomealltheservicehewasable;"andspokesoverymovingly,thatatlastIdescendedtotreathimlikeananimalwhichhadsomelittleportionofreason.Igavehimaveryshortrelationofmyvoyage;oftheconspiracyagainstmebymyownmen;ofthecountrywheretheysetmeonshore,andofmyfiveyearsresidencethere.Allwhichhelookeduponasifitwereadreamoravision;whereatItookgreatoffence;forIhadquiteforgotthefacultyoflying,sopeculiartoYahoos,inallcountrieswheretheypreside,and,consequently,theirdispositionofsuspectingtruthinothersoftheirownspecies.Iaskedhim,"whetheritwerethecustominhiscountrytosaythethingwhichwasnot?"Iassuredhim,"Ihadalmostforgotwhathemeantbyfalsehood,andifIhadlivedathousandyearsinHouyhnhnmland,Ishouldneverhaveheardaliefromthemeanestservant;thatIwasaltogetherindifferentwhetherhebelievedmeornot;but,however,inreturnforhisfavours,Iwouldgivesomuchallowancetothecorruptionofhisnature,astoansweranyobjectionhewouldpleasetomake,andthenhemighteasilydiscoverthetruth."

           Thecaptain,awiseman,aftermanyendeavourstocatchmetrippinginsomepartofmystory,atlastbegantohaveabetteropinionofmyveracity.

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