《蓝皮童话书》之A Voyage To Lilliput
<p> <span word="CHAPTER">CHAPTER</span> <span word="I">I</span></p><p> <span word="MY">MY</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nottinghamshire">Nottinghamshire</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="sons">sons</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fourteen">fourteen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="apprentice">apprentice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bates">Bates</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="There">There</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="master">master</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bates">Bates</span>, <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swallow">Swallow</span>,<span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="voyaged">voyaged</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="Miss">Miss</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Burton">Burton</span>, <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="Burton">Burton</span>, <span word="hosier">hosier</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="Bates">Bates</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="voyages">voyages</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Pritchard">Pritchard</span>, <span word="master">master</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Antelope">Antelope</span>,<span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Bristol">Bristol</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 4, 1699; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Indies">Indies</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>-<span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Van">Van</span> <span word="Diemens">Diemens</span> <span word="Land">Land</span>. <span word="Twelve">Twelve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hazy">hazy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seamen">seamen</span> <span word="spied">spied</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="within">within</span> 120 <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="split">split</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crew">crew</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="got">got</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="rowed">rowed</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span>, <span word="till">till</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mercy">mercy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waves">waves</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="squall">squall</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="companions">companions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="swam">swam</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tide">tide</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="depth">depth</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="abated">abated</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="oclock">oclock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="inland">inland</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="tired">tired</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soft">soft</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="sounder">sounder</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="woke">woke</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="daylight">daylight</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span>; <span word="for">for</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fastened">fastened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>, <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="upward">upward</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="breast">breast</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="chin">chin</span>, <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="bending">bending</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="downward">downward</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="creature">creature</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="inches">inches</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quiver">quiver</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="forty">forty</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="utmost">utmost</span> <span word="astonishment">astonishment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roared">roared</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fright">fright</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="leaping">leaping</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ventured">ventured</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="admiration">admiration</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="uneasiness">uneasiness</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="length">length</span>, <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fastened">fastened</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="loosened">loosened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="inches">inches</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="whereupon">whereupon</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="shout">shout</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span> <span word="discharged">discharged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="pricked">pricked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="needles">needles</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="shower">shower</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="groaned">groaned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="striving">striving</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="discharged">discharged</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stab">stab</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spears">spears</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pierce">pierce</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prudent">prudent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="discharged">discharged</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knocking">knocking</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pegs">pegs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strings">strings</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="ladders">ladders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mount">mount</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pity">pity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="submissive">submissive</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>; <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="famished">famished</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="impatience">impatience</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="signify">signify</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="descending">descending</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="commanded">commanded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="ladders">ladders</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="baskets">baskets</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="tidings">tidings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="mutton">mutton</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lark">lark</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mouthful">mouthful</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="loaves">loaves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="supplied">supplied</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="appetite">appetite</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="quantity">quantity</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="suffice">suffice</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="ingenious">ingenious</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="slung">slung</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="hogsheads">hogsheads</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drank">drank</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draught">draught</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pint">pint</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="hogshead">hogshead</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drank">drank</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="mortals">mortals</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="ventured">ventured</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mount">mount</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="trembling">trembling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Excellency">Excellency</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>, <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="retinue">retinue</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="distant">distant</span>, <span word="whither">whither</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="commanded">commanded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Majesty">Majesty</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conveyed">conveyed</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="loose">loose</span>, <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> (<span word="but">but</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Excellencys">Excellencys</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hurting">hurting</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="train">train</span>), <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="blisters">blisters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="likewise">likewise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="tokens">tokens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="daubed">daubed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>-<span word="smelling">smelling</span> <span word="ointment">ointment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrows">arrows</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="drowsy">drowsy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="presently">presently</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physicians">physicians</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Emperors">Emperors</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="mingled">mingled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="draught">draught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hogsheads">hogsheads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>.</p>
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