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Chapter 11

           Itwouldbetedioustorepeathisarguments,andmycontradictions.Hesaid,"itwasaltogetherimpossibletofindsuchasolitaryislandasIdesiredtolivein;butImightcommandinmyownhouse,andpassmytimeinamannerasrecluseasIpleased."

           Icompliedatlast,findingIcouldnotdobetter.IleftLisbonthe24thdayofNovember,inanEnglishmerchantman,butwhowasthemasterIneverinquired.DonPedroaccompaniedmetotheship,andlentmetwentypounds.Hetookkindleaveofme,andembracedmeatparting,whichIboreaswellasIcould.DuringthislastvoyageIhadnocommercewiththemasteroranyofhismen;but,pretendingIwassick,keptcloseinmycabin.OnthefifthofDecember,1715,wecastanchorintheDowns,aboutnineinthemorning,andatthreeintheafternoonIgotsafetomyhouseatRotherhith.

           Mywifeandfamilyreceivedmewithgreatsurpriseandjoy,becausetheyconcludedmecertainlydead;butImustfreelyconfessthesightofthemfilledmeonlywithhatred,disgust,andcontempt;andthemore,byreflectingonthenearallianceIhadtothem.Foralthough,sincemyunfortunateexilefromtheHouyhnhnmcountry,IhadcompelledmyselftotoleratethesightofYahoos,andtoconversewithDonPedrodeMendez,yetmymemoryandimaginationwereperpetuallyfilledwiththevirtuesandideasofthoseexaltedHouyhnhnms.AndwhenIbegantoconsiderthat,bycopulatingwithoneoftheYahoospeciesIhadbecomeaparentofmore,itstruckmewiththeutmostshame,confusion,andhorror

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