Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 3

           Hereplied,"thatImustneedsbemistaken,orthatIsaidthethingwhichwasnot;"fortheyhavenowordintheirlanguagetoexpresslyingorfalsehood."Heknewitwasimpossiblethattherecouldbeacountrybeyondthesea,orthataparcelofbrutescouldmoveawoodenvesselwhithertheypleaseduponwater.HewassurenoHouyhnhnmalivecouldmakesuchavessel,norwouldtrustYahoostomanageit."

           ThewordHouyhnhnm,intheirtongue,signifiesaHORSE,and,initsetymology,thePERFECTIONOFNATURE.Itoldmymaster,"thatIwasatalossforexpression,butwouldimproveasfastasIcould;andhoped,inashorttime,Ishouldbeabletotellhimwonders."Hewaspleasedtodirecthisownmare,hiscolt,andfoal,andtheservantsofthefamily,totakeallopportunitiesofinstructingme;andeveryday,fortwoorthreehours,hewasatthesamepainshimself.Severalhorsesandmaresofqualityintheneighbourhoodcameoftentoourhouse,uponthereportspreadof"awonderfulYahoo,thatcouldspeaklikeaHouyhnhnm,andseemed,inhiswordsandactions,todiscoversomeglimmeringsofreason."Thesedelightedtoconversewithme:theyputmanyquestions,andreceivedsuchanswersasIwasabletoreturn.ByalltheseadvantagesImadesogreataprogress,that,infivemonthsfrommyarrivalIunderstoodwhateverwasspoken,andcouldexpressmyselftolerablywell.

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