Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 7

           Hesaid,"afancywouldsometimestakeaYahootoretireintoacorner,toliedown,andhowl,andgroan,andspurnawayallthatcamenearhim,althoughhewereyoungandfat,wantedneitherfoodnorwater,nordidtheservantimaginewhatcouldpossiblyailhim.Andtheonlyremedytheyfoundwas,tosethimtohardwork,afterwhichhewouldinfalliblycometohimself."TothisIwassilentoutofpartialitytomyownkind;yethereIcouldplainlydiscoverthetrueseedsofspleen,whichonlyseizesonthelazy,theluxurious,andtherich;who,iftheywereforcedtoundergothesameregimen,Iwouldundertakeforthecure.

           Hishonourhadfurtherobserved,"thatafemaleYahoowouldoftenstandbehindabankorabush,togazeontheyoungmalespassingby,andthenappear,andhide,usingmanyanticgesturesandgrimaces,atwhichtimeitwasobservedthatshehadamostoffensivesmell;andwhenanyofthemalesadvanced,wouldslowlyretire,lookingoftenback,andwithacounterfeitshowoffear,runoffintosomeconvenientplace,wheresheknewthemalewouldfollowher.

           "Atothertimes,ifafemalestrangercameamongthem,threeorfourofherownsexwouldgetabouther,andstare,andchatter,andgrin,andsmellherallover;andthenturnoffwithgestures,thatseemedtoexpresscontemptanddisdain

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