Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 8

           AndIobservedmymastertoshowthesameaffectiontohisneighbour’sissue,thathehadforhisown.Theywillhaveitthatnatureteachesthemtolovethewholespecies,anditisreasononlythatmakesadistinctionofpersons,wherethereisasuperiordegreeofvirtue.

           WhenthematronHouyhnhnmshaveproducedoneofeachsex,theynolongeraccompanywiththeirconsorts,excepttheyloseoneoftheirissuebysomecasualty,whichveryseldomhappens;butinsuchacasetheymeetagain;orwhenthelikeaccidentbefallsapersonwhosewifeispastbearing,someothercouplebestowonhimoneoftheirowncolts,andthengotogetheragainuntilthemotherispregnant.Thiscautionisnecessary,topreventthecountryfrombeingoverburdenedwithnumbers.ButtheraceofinferiorHouyhnhnms,breduptobeservants,isnotsostrictlylimiteduponthisarticle:theseareallowedtoproducethreeofeachsex,tobedomesticsinthenoblefamilies.

           Intheirmarriages,theyareexactlycarefultochoosesuchcoloursaswillnotmakeanydisagreeablemixtureinthebreed.Strengthischieflyvaluedinthemale,andcomelinessinthefemale;notupontheaccountoflove,buttopreservetheracefromdegenerating;forwhereafemalehappenstoexcelinstrength,aconsortischosen,withregardtocomeliness.

           Courtship,love,presents,jointures,settlementshavenoplaceintheirthoughts,ortermswherebytoexpressthemintheirlanguage.

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