Путешествие Гулливера

           However,nowandthentheytakeawhalethathappenstobedashedagainsttherocks,whichthecommonpeoplefeedonheartily.ThesewhalesIhaveknownsolarge,thatamancouldhardlycarryoneuponhisshoulders;andsometimes,forcuriosity,theyarebroughtinhamperstoLorbrulgrud;Isawoneoftheminadishattheking’stable,whichpassedforararity,butIdidnotobservehewasfondofit;forIthink,indeed,thebignessdisgustedhim,althoughIhaveseenonesomewhatlargerinGreenland.

           Thecountryiswellinhabited,foritcontainsfifty-onecities,nearahundredwalledtowns,andagreatnumberofvillages.Tosatisfymycuriousreader,itmaybesufficienttodescribeLorbrulgrud.Thiscitystandsuponalmosttwoequalparts,oneachsidetheriverthatpassesthrough.Itcontainsaboveeightythousandhouses,andaboutsixhundredthousandinhabitants.Itisinlengththreeglomglungs(whichmakeaboutfifty-fourEnglishmiles,)andtwoandahalfinbreadth;asImeasureditmyselfintheroyalmapmadebytheking’sorder,whichwaslaidonthegroundonpurposeforme,andextendedahundredfeet:Ipacedthediameterandcircumferenceseveraltimesbarefoot,and,computingbythescale,measureditprettyexactly.

           Theking’spalaceisnoregularedifice,butaheapofbuildings,aboutsevenmilesround:thechiefroomsaregenerallytwohundredandfortyfeethigh,andbroadandlonginproportion.AcoachwasallowedtoGlumdalclitchandme,whereinhergovernessfrequentlytookherouttoseethetown,orgoamongtheshops;andIwasalwaysoftheparty,carriedinmybox;althoughthegirl,atmyowndesire,wouldoftentakemeout,andholdmeinherhand,thatImightmoreconvenientlyviewthehousesandthepeople,aswepassedalongthestreets.IreckonedourcoachtobeaboutasquareofWestminster-hall,butnotaltogethersohigh:however,Icannotbeveryexact.