Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 12

           However,ifthosewhomitmoreconcernsthinkfittobeofanotheropinion,Iamreadytodepose,whenIshallbelawfullycalled,thatnoEuropeandidevervisitthosecountriesbeforeme.Imean,iftheinhabitantsoughttobebelieved,unlessadisputemayariseconcerningthetwoYahoos,saidtohavebeenseenmanyyearsagouponamountaininHouyhnhnmland.

           But,astotheformalityoftakingpossessioninmysovereign’sname,itnevercameonceintomythoughts;andifithad,yet,asmyaffairsthenstood,Ishouldperhaps,inpointofprudenceandself-preservation,haveputitofftoabetteropportunity.

           Havingthusansweredtheonlyobjectionthatcaneverberaisedagainstmeasatraveller,Iheretakeafinalleaveofallmycourteousreaders,andreturntoenjoymyownspeculationsinmylittlegardenatRedriff;toapplythoseexcellentlessonsofvirtuewhichIlearnedamongtheHouyhnhnms;toinstructtheYahoosofmyownfamily,isfarasIshallfindthemdocibleanimals;tobeholdmyfigureofteninaglass,andthus,ifpossible,habituatemyselfbytimetotoleratethesightofahumancreature;tolamentthebrutalitytoHouyhnhnmsinmyowncountry,butalwaystreattheirpersonswithrespect,forthesakeofmynoblemaster,hisfamily,hisfriends,andthewholeHouyhnhnmrace,whomtheseofourshavethehonourtoresembleinalltheirlineaments,howevertheirintellectualscametodegenerate.

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