Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 2

           Whenthisadventurewasatanend,Icamebackoutofmyhouse,havingoccasionforfreshair.Theemperorwasalreadydescendedfromthetower,andadvancingonhorsebacktowardsme,whichhadliketohavecosthimdear;forthebeast,thoughverywelltrained,yetwhollyunusedtosuchasight,whichappearedasifamountainmovedbeforehim,reareduponitshinderfeet:butthatprince,whoisanexcellenthorseman,kepthisseat,tillhisattendantsranin,andheldthebridle,whilehismajestyhadtimetodismount.Whenhealighted,hesurveyedmeroundwithgreatadmiration;butkeptbeyondthelengthofmychain.Heorderedhiscooksandbutlers,whowerealreadyprepared,togivemevictualsanddrink,whichtheypushedforwardinasortofvehiclesuponwheels,tillIcouldreachthem.Itookthesevehiclesandsoonemptiedthemall;twentyofthemwerefilledwithmeat,andtenwithliquor;eachoftheformeraffordedmetwoorthreegoodmouthfuls;andIemptiedtheliquoroftenvessels,whichwascontainedinearthenvials,intoonevehicle,drinkingitoffatadraught;andsoIdidwiththerest.Theempress,andyoungprincesofthebloodofbothsexes,attendedbymanyladies,satatsomedistanceintheirchairs;butupontheaccidentthathappenedtotheemperor’shorse,theyalighted,andcamenearhisperson,whichIamnowgoingtodescribe.Heistallerbyalmostthebreadthofmynail,thananyofhiscourt;whichaloneisenoughtostrikeanaweintothebeholders.Hisfeaturesarestrongandmasculine,withanAustrianlipandarchednose,hiscomplexionolive,hiscountenanceerect,hisbodyandlimbswellproportioned,allhismotionsgraceful,andhisdeportmentmajestic.Hewasthenpasthisprime,beingtwenty-eightyearsandthreequartersold,ofwhichhehadreignedaboutseveningreatfelicity,andgenerallyvictorious.

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