Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 1

           Iheardaconfusednoiseaboutme; butinthepostureIlay, couldseenothingexceptthesky. InalittletimeIfeltsomethingalivemovingonmyleftleg, whichadvancinggentlyforwardovermybreast,camealmostuptomychin; when,bendingmyeyesdownwardsasmuchasIcould, Iperceivedittobeahumancreaturenotsixincheshigh, withabowandarrowinhishands,andaquiverathisback. Inthemeantime,Ifeltatleastfortymoreofthesamekind(asIconjectured)followingthefirst. Iwasintheutmostastonishment,androaredsoloud, thattheyallranbackinafright;andsomeofthem, asIwasafterwardstold,werehurtwiththefallstheygotbyleapingfrommysidesupontheground. However,theysoonreturned,andoneofthem, whoventuredsofarastogetafullsightofmyface, liftinguphishandsandeyesbywayofadmiration,criedoutinashrillbutdistinctvoice, Hekinahdegul:theothersrepeatedthesamewordsseveraltimes, butthenIknewnotwhattheymeant. Ilayallthiswhile,asthereadermaybelieve,ingreatuneasiness. Atlength,strugglingtogetloose,Ihadthefortunetobreakthestrings, andwrenchoutthepegsthatfastenedmyleftarmtotheground; for,byliftingituptomyface,Idiscoveredthemethodstheyhadtakentobindme, andatthesametimewithaviolentpull,whichgavemeexcessivepain, Ialittleloosenedthestringsthattieddownmyhairontheleftside, sothatIwasjustabletoturnmyheadabouttwoinches. Butthecreaturesranoffasecondtime, beforeIcouldseizethem; whereupontherewasagreatshoutinaveryshrillaccent, andafteritceasedIheardoneofthemcryaloudTolgophonac; wheninaninstantIfeltaboveahundredarrowsdischargedonmylefthand, which,prickedmelikesomanyneedles; andbesides,theyshotanotherflightintotheair,aswedobombsinEurope, whereofmany,Isuppose,fellonmybody, (thoughIfeltthemnot), andsomeonmyface,whichIimmediatelycoveredwithmylefthand. 

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