Chapter 4

           AlthoughIcannotsaythatIwasilltreatedinthisisland,yetImustconfessIthoughtmyselftoomuchneglected,notwithoutsomedegreeofcontempt;forneitherprincenorpeopleappearedtobecuriousinanypartofknowledge,exceptmathematicsandmusic,whereinIwasfartheirinferior,anduponthataccountverylittleregarded.

           Ontheotherside,afterhavingseenallthecuriositiesoftheisland,Iwasverydesiroustoleaveit,beingheartilywearyofthosepeople.TheywereindeedexcellentintwosciencesforwhichIhavegreatesteem,andwhereinIamnotunversed;but,atthesametime,soabstractedandinvolvedinspeculation,thatInevermetwithsuchdisagreeablecompanions.Iconversedonlywithwomen,tradesmen,flappers,andcourt-pages,duringtwomonthsofmyabodethere;bywhich,atlast,Irenderedmyselfextremelycontemptible;yettheseweretheonlypeoplefromwhomIcouldeverreceiveareasonableanswer.

           Ihadobtained,byhardstudy,agooddegreeofknowledgeintheirlanguage:IwaswearyofbeingconfinedtoanislandwhereIreceivedsolittlecountenance,andresolvedtoleaveitwiththefirstopportunity.

           Therewasagreatlordatcourt,nearlyrelatedtotheking,andforthatreasonaloneusedwithrespect.Hewasuniversallyreckonedthemostignorantandstupidpersonamongthem.

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