Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 8

           Ontheroofofmycloset,notdirectlyoverthemiddleofthehammock,Iorderedthejoinertocutoutaholeofafootsquare,togivemeairinhotweather,asIslept;whichholeIshutatpleasurewithaboardthatdrewbackwardandforwardthroughagroove.

           Whenwecametoourjourney’send,thekingthoughtpropertopassafewdaysatapalacehehasnearFlanflasnic,acitywithineighteenEnglishmilesoftheseaside.GlumdalclitchandIweremuchfatigued:Ihadgottenasmallcold,butthepoorgirlwassoillastobeconfinedtoherchamber.Ilongedtoseetheocean,whichmustbetheonlysceneofmyescape,ifeveritshouldhappen.IpretendedtobeworsethanIreallywas,anddesiredleavetotakethefreshairofthesea,withapage,whomIwasveryfondof,andwhohadsometimesbeentrustedwithme.IshallneverforgetwithwhatunwillingnessGlumdalclitchconsented,northestrictchargeshegavethepagetobecarefulofme,burstingatthesametimeintoafloodoftears,asifshehadsomeforbodingofwhatwastohappen.Theboytookmeoutinmybox,abouthalfanhourswalkfromthepalace,towardstherocksonthesea-shore.Iorderedhimtosetmedown,andliftinguponeofmysashes,castmanyawistfulmelancholylooktowardsthesea.Ifoundmyselfnotverywell,andtoldthepagethatIhadamindtotakeanapinmyhammock,whichIhopedwoulddomegood.Igotin,andtheboyshutthewindowclosedown,tokeepoutthecold.Isoonfellasleep,andallIcanconjectureis,whileIslept,thepage,thinkingnodangercouldhappen,wentamongtherockstolookforbirds’eggs,havingbeforeobservedhimfrommywindowsearchingabout,andpickinguponeortwointheclefts.Bethatasitwill,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlyawakedwithaviolentpulluponthering,whichwasfastenedatthetopofmyboxfortheconveniencyofcarriage.

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