Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 5

           ThisIdeliveredinafirmtone,likeapersonwhowasjealouslesthiscourageshouldbecalledinquestion.However,myspeechproducednothingelsebesidealaudlaughter,whichalltherespectduetohismajestyfromthoseabouthimcouldnotmakethemcontain.Thismademereflect,howvainanattemptitisforamantoendeavourtodohimselfhonouramongthosewhoareoutofalldegreeofequalityorcomparisonwithhim.AndyetIhaveseenthemoralofmyownbehaviourveryfrequentinEnglandsincemyreturn;wherealittlecontemptiblevarlet,withouttheleasttitletobirth,person,wit,orcommonsense,shallpresumetolookwithimportance,andputhimselfuponafootwiththegreatestpersonsofthekingdom.

           Iwaseverydayfurnishingthecourtwithsomeridiculousstory:andGlumdalclitch,althoughshelovedmetoexcess,yetwasarchenoughtoinformthequeen,wheneverIcommittedanyfollythatshethoughtwouldbedivertingtohermajesty.Thegirl,whohadbeenoutoforder,wascarriedbyhergovernesstotaketheairaboutanhour’sdistance,orthirtymilesfromtown.Theyalightedoutofthecoachnearasmallfoot-pathinafield,andGlumdalclitchsettingdownmytravellingbox,Iwentoutofittowalk.Therewasacow-dunginthepath,andImustneedtrymyactivitybyattemptingtoleapoverit.Itookarun,butunfortunatelyjumpedshort,andfoundmyselfjustinthemiddleuptomyknees.Iwadedthroughwithsomedifficulty,andoneofthefootmenwipedmeascleanashecouldwithhishandkerchief,forIwasfilthilybemired;andmynurseconfinedmetomybox,tillwereturnedhome;wherethequeenwassooninformedofwhathadpassed,andthefootmenspreaditaboutthecourt:sothatallthemirthforsomedayswasatmyexpense.

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