Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 6

           AndIhaveoftenhadfourcoachesandhorsesatonceonmytable,fullofcompany,whileIsatinmychair,leaningmyfacetowardsthem;andwhenIwasengagedwithoneset,thecoachmenwouldgentlydrivetheothersroundmytable.Ihavepassedmanyanafternoonveryagreeablyintheseconversations.ButIdefythetreasurer,orhistwoinformers(Iwillnamethem,andletthemmakethebestofit)ClustrilandDrunlo,toprovethatanypersonevercametomeincognito,exceptthesecretaryReldresal,whowassentbyexpresscommandofhisimperialmajesty,asIhavebeforerelated.Ishouldnothavedweltsolonguponthisparticular,ifithadnotbeenapointwhereinthereputationofagreatladyissonearlyconcerned,tosaynothingofmyown;thoughIthenhadthehonourtobeanardac,whichthetreasurerhimselfisnot;foralltheworldknows,thatheisonlyaglumglum,atitleinferiorbyonedegree,asthatofamarquisistoadukeinEngland;yetIallowheprecededmeinrightofhispost.Thesefalseinformations,whichIafterwardscametotheknowledgeofbyanaccidentnotpropertomention,madethetreasurershowhisladyforsometimeanillcountenance,andmeaworse;andalthoughhewasatlastundeceivedandreconciledtoher,yetIlostallcreditwithhim,andfoundmyinterestdeclineveryfastwiththeemperorhimself,whowas,indeed,toomuchgovernedbythatfavourite.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 56 з 357