Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 2

           Iwasatfirstatagreatlossforsalt,butcustomsoonreconciledmetothewantofit;andIamconfidentthatthefrequentuseofsaltamongusisaneffectofluxury,andwasfirstintroducedonlyasaprovocativetodrink,exceptwhereitisnecessaryforpreservingfleshinlongvoyages,orinplacesremotefromgreatmarkets;forweobservenoanimaltobefondofitbutman,andastomyself,whenIleftthiscountry,itwasagreatwhilebeforeIcouldendurethetasteofitinanythingthatIate.

           Thisisenoughtosayuponthesubjectofmydiet,wherewithothertravellersfilltheirbooks,asifthereaderswerepersonallyconcernedwhetherwefarewellorill.However,itwasnecessarytomentionthismatter,lesttheworldshouldthinkitimpossiblethatIcouldfindsustenanceforthreeyearsinsuchacountry,andamongsuchinhabitants.

           Whenitgrewtowardsevening,themasterhorseorderedaplaceformetolodgein;itwasbutsixyardsfromthehouseandseparatedfromthestableoftheYahoos.HereIgotsomestraw,andcoveringmyselfwithmyownclothes,sleptverysound.ButIwasinashorttimebetteraccommodated,asthereadershallknowhereafter,whenIcometotreatmoreparticularlyaboutmywayofliving.

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