Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 6

           AndIhaveoftenhadfourcoachesandhorsesatonceonmytable,fullofcompany,whileIsatinmychair,leaningmyfacetowardsthem;andwhenIwasengagedwithoneset,thecoachmenwouldgentlydrivetheothersroundmytable.Ihavepassedmanyanafternoonveryagreeablyintheseconversations.ButIdefythetreasurer,orhistwoinformers(Iwillnamethem,andletthemmakethebestofit)ClustrilandDrunlo,toprovethatanypersonevercametomeincognito,exceptthesecretaryReldresal,whowassentbyexpresscommandofhisimperialmajesty,asIhavebeforerelated.Ishouldnothavedweltsolonguponthisparticular,ifithadnotbeenapointwhereinthereputationofagreatladyissonearlyconcerned,tosaynothingofmyown;thoughIthenhadthehonourtobeanardac,whichthetreasurerhimselfisnot;foralltheworldknows,thatheisonlyaglumglum,atitleinferiorbyonedegree,asthatofamarquisistoadukeinEngland;yetIallowheprecededmeinrightofhispost.Thesefalseinformations,whichIafterwardscametotheknowledgeofbyanaccidentnotpropertomention,madethetreasurershowhisladyforsometimeanillcountenance,andmeaworse;andalthoughhewasatlastundeceivedandreconciledtoher,yetIlostallcreditwithhim,andfoundmyinterestdeclineveryfastwiththeemperorhimself,whowas,indeed,toomuchgovernedbythatfavourite.

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