Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 10

           Iafterwardssawfiveorsixofdifferentages,theyoungestnotabovetwohundredyearsold,whowerebroughttomeatseveraltimesbysomeofmyfriends;butalthoughtheyweretold,"thatIwasagreattraveller,andhadseenalltheworld,"theyhadnottheleastcuriositytoaskmeaquestion;onlydesired"Iwouldgivethemslumskudask,"oratokenofremembrance;whichisamodestwayofbegging,toavoidthelaw,thatstrictlyforbidsit,becausetheyareprovidedforbythepublic,althoughindeedwithaveryscantyallowance.

           Theyaredespisedandhatedbyallsortsofpeople.Whenoneofthemisborn,itisreckonedominous,andtheirbirthisrecordedveryparticularlysothatyoumayknowtheiragebyconsultingtheregister,which,however,hasnotbeenkeptaboveathousandyearspast,oratleasthasbeendestroyedbytimeorpublicdisturbances.Buttheusualwayofcomputinghowoldtheyare,isbyaskingthemwhatkingsorgreatpersonstheycanremember,andthenconsultinghistory;forinfalliblythelastprinceintheirminddidnotbeginhisreignaftertheywerefourscoreyearsold.

           TheywerethemostmortifyingsightIeverbeheld;andthewomenmorehorriblethanthemen.Besidestheusualdeformitiesinextremeoldage,theyacquiredanadditionalghastliness,inproportiontotheirnumberofyears,whichisnottobedescribed;andamonghalfadozen,Isoondistinguishedwhichwastheeldest,althoughtherewasnotaboveacenturyortwobetweenthem

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