Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 2

           ButIwassoonbetterinformed,tomyeverlastingmortification;forthehorse,beckoningtomewithhishead,andrepeatingthehhuun,hhuun,ashedidupontheroad,whichIunderstoodwastoattendhim,ledmeoutintoakindofcourt,wherewasanotherbuilding,atsomedistancefromthehouse.Hereweentered,andIsawthreeofthosedetestablecreatures,whichIfirstmetaftermylanding,feedinguponroots,andthefleshofsomeanimals,whichIafterwardsfoundtobethatofassesanddogs,andnowandthenacow,deadbyaccidentordisease.Theywerealltiedbytheneckwithstrongwithesfastenedtoabeam;theyheldtheirfoodbetweentheclawsoftheirforefeet,andtoreitwiththeirteeth.

           Themasterhorseorderedasorrelnag,oneofhisservants,tountiethelargestoftheseanimals,andtakehimintotheyard.ThebeastandIwerebroughtclosetogether,andbyourcountenancesdiligentlycomparedbothbymasterandservant,whothereuponrepeatedseveraltimesthewordYahoo.Myhorrorandastonishmentarenottobedescribed,whenIobservedinthisabominableanimal,aperfecthumanfigure:thefaceofitindeedwasflatandbroad,thenosedepressed,thelipslarge,andthemouthwide;butthesedifferencesarecommontoallsavagenations,wherethelineamentsofthecountenancearedistorted,bythenativessufferingtheirinfantstoliegrovellingontheearth,orbycarryingthemontheirbacks,nuzzlingwiththeirfaceagainstthemothers’shoulders.

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