Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 3

           "8th,Thatthesaidman-mountainshall,intwomoons’time,deliverinanexactsurveyofthecircumferenceofourdominions,byacomputationofhisownpacesroundthecoast.

           "Lastly,That,uponhissolemnoathtoobservealltheabovearticles,thesaidman-mountainshallhaveadailyallowanceofmeatanddrinksufficientforthesupportof1724ofoursubjects,withfreeaccesstoourroyalperson,andothermarksofourfavour.GivenatourpalaceatBelfaborac,thetwelfthdayoftheninety-firstmoonofourreign."

           Isworeandsubscribedtothesearticleswithgreatcheerfulnessandcontent,althoughsomeofthemwerenotsohonourableasIcouldhavewished;whichproceededwhollyfromthemaliceofSkyreshBolgolam,thehigh-admiral:whereuponmychainswereimmediatelyunlocked,andIwasatfullliberty.Theemperorhimself,inperson,didmethehonourtobebyatthewholeceremony.Imademyacknowledgementsbyprostratingmyselfathismajesty’sfeet:buthecommandedmetorise;andaftermanygraciousexpressions,which,toavoidthecensureofvanity,Ishallnotrepeat,headded,"thathehopedIshouldproveausefulservant,andwelldeserveallthefavourshehadalreadyconferreduponme,ormightdoforthefuture."

           Thereadermaypleasetoobserve,that,inthelastarticleoftherecoveryofmyliberty,theemperorstipulatestoallowmeaquantityofmeatanddrinksufficientforthesupportof1724Lilliputians.Sometimeafter,askingafriendatcourthowtheycametofixonthatdeterminatenumber,hetoldmethathismajesty’smathematicians,havingtakentheheightofmybodybythehelpofaquadrant,andfindingittoexceedtheirsintheproportionoftwelvetoone,theyconcludedfromthesimilarityoftheirbodies,thatminemustcontainatleast1724oftheirs,andconsequentlywouldrequireasmuchfoodaswasnecessarytosupportthatnumberofLilliputians.

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