Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 6

           ThereforehedesiredIwouldlethimknow,"whatthesecostlymeatswere,andhowanyofushappenedtowantthem?"WhereuponIenumeratedasmanysortsascameintomyhead,withthevariousmethodsofdressingthem,whichcouldnotbedonewithoutsendingvesselsbyseatoeverypartoftheworld,aswellforliquorstodrinkasforsaucesandinnumerableotherconveniences.Iassuredhim"thatthiswholeglobeofearthmustbeatleastthreetimesgoneroundbeforeoneofourbetterfemaleYahooscouldgetherbreakfast,oracuptoputitin."Hesaid"thatmustneedsbeamiserablecountrywhichcannotfurnishfoodforitsowninhabitants.Butwhathechieflywonderedatwas,howsuchvasttractsofgroundasIdescribedshouldbewhollywithoutfreshwater,andthepeopleputtothenecessityofsendingovertheseafordrink."Ireplied"thatEngland(thedearplaceofmynativity)wascomputedtoproducethreetimesthequantityoffoodmorethanitsinhabitantsareabletoconsume,aswellasliquorsextractedfromgrain,orpressedoutofthefruitofcertaintrees,whichmadeexcellentdrink,andthesameproportionineveryotherconvenienceoflife.But,inordertofeedtheluxuryandintemperanceofthemales,andthevanityofthefemales,wesentawaythegreatestpartofournecessarythingstoothercountries,whence,inreturn,webroughtthematerialsofdiseases,folly,andvice,tospendamongourselves.

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