Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 1

           Whenthisshowerofarrowswasover, Ifellagroaningwithgriefandpain; andthenstrivingagaintogetloose, theydischargedanothervolleylargerthanthefirst, andsomeofthemattemptedwithspearstostickmeinthesides; butbygoodluckIhadonabuffjerkin, whichtheycouldnotpierce. Ithoughtitthemostprudentmethodtoliestill, andmydesignwastocontinuesotillnight, when,mylefthandbeingalreadyloose,Icouldeasilyfreemyself: andasfortheinhabitants, IhadreasontobelieveImightbeamatchforthegreatestarmytheycouldbringagainstme, iftheywereallofthesamesizewithhimthatIsaw. Butfortunedisposedotherwiseofme. WhenthepeopleobservedIwasquiet, theydischargednomorearrows; but,bythenoiseIheard,Iknewtheirnumbersincreased; andaboutfouryardsfromme,overagainstmyrightear, Iheardaknockingforaboveanhour, likethatofpeopleatwork; whenturningmyheadthatway,aswellasthepegsandstringswouldpermitme, Isawastageerectedaboutafootandahalffromtheground,capableofholdingfouroftheinhabitants, withtwoorthreeladderstomountit: fromwhenceoneofthem,whoseemedtobeapersonofquality, mademealongspeech,whereofIunderstoodnotonesyllable. ButIshouldhavementioned,thatbeforetheprincipalpersonbeganhisoration,hecriedoutthreetimes, Langrodehulsan (thesewordsandtheformerwereafterwardsrepeatedandexplainedtome); whereupon,immediately,aboutfiftyoftheinhabitantscame andcutthestringsthatfastenedtheleftsideofmyhead, whichgavemethelibertyofturningittotheright, andofobservingthepersonandgestureofhimthatwastospeak. Heappearedtobeofamiddleage, andtallerthananyoftheotherthreewhoattendedhim, whereofonewasapagethathelduphistrain,andseemedtobesomewhatlongerthanmymiddlefinger; theothertwostoodoneoneachsidetosupporthim. 

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