GULLIVER RE 50 O D 0 MONA 64 TRAVELS כן while th TLE BIG CLASSICS REMTIMINIA Milikatini MANUMAMANG ARTES LIBRARY DIBIFY 18 VERITAS ZGANDHIGES PARE SISAILAMADA, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN TUXBOR NUR HIS PENINSULAM CIRCUMSPICE *UMIYDIVALNUVIVULU 1Zube ISH/Hasuttitel SCIENTIA OF THE Gift of William A. Gosling KAOS, ISS. 4.3. ||||||||| PREFERENCE STORESEERIME WIJNT SERONT TEAMWOOL DILETT) KERASPERESTLI AHAMUTEUI JIMIINIPS, GULLIVER'S TRAVELS Into Some Strange Parts of the World Condensed from the Immortal Tale of Dean Swift by Leonora de Lima Andrews { McLOUGHLIN BROS., INC. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Register SPIN 15 Pattay COPYRIGHT, MCMXXXIX by MCLOUGHLIN BROS., INC. ! PRINTED IN U. S. A. N U. S S PART ONE: LILLIPUTIA-THE LAND OF LITTLE PEOPLE CHAPTER I FROM his very earliest years, Gulliver had longed to travel, and see strange parts of the world. He was third in a family of five boys, and as his father could not afford to keep him in school, he was made an apprentice to a well- known surgeon in London. While he was serving his apprenticeship, he carefully put aside any extra money he earned or received from his father to learn navigation, mathematics and other sciences necessary for those who would travel in that day. He felt sure that his ambition would be realized, and that some day he would go abroad, though he little suspected how won- derful his travels would be, or among what strange countries and people. After four years with this surgeon, he studied medicine in a university, and was appointed ship's surgeon on a voyage to the far East. 7 --- tatto 慕 ​Th N B C Although he married when this trip was over, his business was poor, and his old longing for the sea returned. So he bade farewell to his family and on May 4, 1699 shipped as surgeon aboard the Antelope, bound for South Seas. At first the weather was fair, and the blue sea unruffled. But when they left the East Indies lowering clouds brought a tropical storm. Heavy rains lashed the sails to sea level, and heaving waves tossed the craft. In vain the crew battled -the ship was driven out of her course toward Van Dieman's Land-an island off the foot of Australia. Twelve of the crew died from long watches and small rations, and all hands were in a greatly weakened condition. Wearily they forced them- selves to their tasks, but when a particularly large rock suddenly menaced the boat, they were too weak to steer it away. A fatal gust of wind pummelled the ship, and it split against the rock! Just in the nick of time Gulliver and five of the crew leapt aboard a rowboat, and pulled away from the sinking hulk that had been the good ship Antelope. Mid heaving waves and heavy seas they rowed until they were exhausted. Then, for a short time they drifted, at the mercy of the waves, until the boat capsized, and not 8 (KAL) even its frail sides stood between them and the sea. What became of his companions, Gulliver never knew, but he bravely set out to swim to whatever shore fortune should direct him. Time after time he tried to touch bottom, and finally, as he was almost ready to surrender to an un- happy fate, he felt the firm sand of the beach. With a prayer of gratitude, he waded to the shore, and sank down on the short soft grass in exhaustion. How he slept! The weariness of the long swim, the heat, the relief at finding shore all contributed to more than nine hours of the very soundest sleep. It was daylight when he awoke. He had lain long on his back, and naturally his first desire was to stretch. What was his amazement to find that he could not move! His arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side, his thick long hair was tied down too, and he could feel several slender bindings across his body from arm-pits to thighs. He could not move his head to see how he was bound, but could only look upwards into the glaring light of the sun. He could hear confused sounds, but could not see what caused them! Then he felt 9 something alive slowly moving up his left leg, advancing forward over his chest, and coming almost up to his chin, where he was able to see a little man, not six inches high, armed with bow and arrow. Others followed him, and in his surprise Gulliver roared aloud-so loudly, in fact, that all the little men ran back in fright. They soon returned, and one, who was bold enough to creep up and get a glimpse of Gulli- ver's face shouted out to his fellows in some strange language. S Meantime, Gulliver tried to get loose, and, after a good deal of struggling, pulled out the pegs and broke the strings that held down his left arm, and loosened the cords that tied his hair just enough so that he could turn his head a couple of inches to one side. At this sign of activity, all the little people ran away again, but returned to bombard his hand with hundreds of tiny arrows. He groaned aloud, and they bombarded him again, but their arrows were so small that they felt like tiny needles, and could not pierce the leather coat that Gulliver wore. Gulliver decided to lie still until night when, with his unbound left hand, he was sure that he could easily free himself. Soon he heard the tapping of a hundred little, IO ... M د گیا تو متن کاسا E 67 YAMERİKLƏNİ bella INSTHARRIS reti azy SpenSettin GULLIVER'S AWAKENING. ง Cyklanggeret 회사​체육관 ​했다​. 한국​의 ​수출​공정​수사​가 ​독립​의 ​TELEPRESEN The MAD hammers, and a voice of apparent authority giving commands-commands which resulted in cutting the strings that fastened the left side of his head, and in the erection of a tiny platform, close to his ear, on which a tiny figure now ap- peared. The little man's speech was long, and in a completely foreign language, but as he listened Gulliver kept thinking: "I must try to make them understand that I won't hurt them! I must show them that I am hungry!" By putting his finger to his mouth and by other signs he managed to make them understand this, and soon he felt ladders placed against his side, little footsteps pattering over his chest, and delicate morsels of food dropped into his mouth. There were loaves of bread the size of marbles, and full loins of beef so small that they could be eaten in a bite. And when Gulliver gestured that he was thirsty they brought whole barrels of wine and poured it down his throat, for to his way of thinking a barrel was hardly the size of a cup! "How much he eats!" they cried. "What an appetite!" and they danced with delight at his remarkable performance. 12 Then one little man, who apparently was an officer of state, climbed upon Gulliver's chest and spoke, constantly pointing toward the distant city. Gulliver motioned to him that he would like to be unbound, but this was refused. For a moment Gulliver considered breaking away, but his hands and face still smarted from the arrows, and he decided he had best remain a willing prisoner. His cords were loosened, so that he might turn on his right side, his wounds were washed with soothing ointment, and the entire company of Lilliputs withdrew and left him to enjoy another sound sleep. He awoke some hours later to find that he was being moved along on a low-wheeled platform, and that two or three of the more adventurous natives had climbed up on his face, and one had stuck the sharp end of his pike up Gulliver's left nostril. It tickled him, and he sneezed- whereupon the adventurers scuttled away. When night came, the procession halted in front of a disused temple, whose great gate was about four feet high and two feet wide, and quite large enough to house the great visitor. Chains-about the size of an Englishman's watch chain-were forged to his leg, and thirty- six tiny padlocks held him fast. Thousands of 13 ; Lilliputians gathered to see the great monster, and their astonishment was terrific when Gulli- ver arose to his full height, and walked the two or three steps that his tether permitted. He was delighted and astonished at the beauty of the country, as it spread before him, with fields, lakes and rivers for all the world like a lovely set of toys. The Emperor and his court came to stare at Gulliver, but when too many of the people tried to see him and climb on him, the Emperor forbade this without special li- cense. When any of the people became particu- larly annoying Gulliver simply put them in his pocket, and this so terrified them, that they were glad to run away, once he let them gently down. Learned men of the kingdom were assigned to teach Gulliver the language, many servants were given the care of his tremendous physical wants, and each day the people brought the great quantities of food that were necessary to his sustenance. This was a real problem, and the Emperor held frequent councils to decide what should be done with Gulliver, for feeding such a Man-Mountain (as they called him) was likely to produce famine throughout the land. But in view of his good behavior, they continued ·C 14 to supply him with food, and three hundred tailors were ordered to work on a suit of clothes for him. A search of his pockets was conducted, and valuables listed and given to the wise men of the kingdom for study. They were dazzled by the sight of the sun on his sword, by the sound of his pistol when shot off in the air, by the continual great noise of his watch ticking, and the motion of the minute hand. Their respect for the Man- Mountain increased by a view of his possessions, and they continued to treat him with kindness and awe. GULLIVER'S WATCH IS CARRIED OFF. ISS 15 CHAPTER II GULLIVER'S gentleness and good behavior soon won him considerable favor in the court of little men. The terror of the natives lessened-they dared to come and dance on his head, and soon the fearless children played hide and seek in his hair. As he learned the language, the Emperor invited him to attend the various Court sports: to see the agile rope dancers who performed on a slender white thread, or those who turned somersaults on ropes in a dangerous and thrill- ing manner. The Emperor's ministers them- selves competed in these sports, and often the competition was so severe that some of them fell and were badly-or fatally-hurt. The ministers also competed in jumping over a stick held high or low at the whim of the Emperor. Out of doors the horses, which were no longer shy of Gulliver, learned to leap over his hand as it lay on the ground, and one day one of the Emperor's huntsmen made the prodigious leap over Gulliver's foot-shoe and all! Gulliver stretched his handkerchief tautly be- tween four sticks which were so placed in the ground, that the handkerchief was pulled tight. With the Emperor's permission a troop of his 16 villlo WN FIVE TEAMS DRAG GULLIVER'S HAT. Madultera best horses were lifted to this smooth promenade ground and twenty-four of them were exercised here at one time. This diversion was so pleasant to them that many of the King's finest horsemen joined, and the game continued until one fiery steed, pawing with his hoof, made a hole in the handkerchief, at which moment Gulliver thought it best to lift them all down, fold up the promenade ground and return it to his pocket! While he was entertaining the court in this way, one day a messenger arrived to tell the Emperor that some of his subjects, riding near the beach where Gulliver was first found, had seen a great black, oddly shaped substance lying on the ground. "It is as wide as your Majesty's bedchamber," the messenger said, "and rises up in the middle higher than a man.. We walked around it cau- tiously, and, as it did not move, we realized that it was not alive. One of our bravest men mounted another's shoulders, and climbed on the top to find that it was flat and even, and, from the sound that it made when he stamped upon it, that it was hollow." "My hat-they've found my hat?" said Gulli- ver in delight, while the messenger continued: "It may be something belonging to the Man- 18 Mountain. With your Majesty's permission, we can bring it here with five teams of horses." Permission was granted, and the next day the wagoners arrived, dragging the hat. They had bored two holes in the brim, within an inch of the edge, and had fastened hooks in the holes, and these hooks were tied to the harness, and so the hat was dragged for over half a mile, but as the roads were wonderfully smooth, it arrived in fair condition. At this time a formal document was issued granting Gulliver his liberty, provided he re- mained within the dominions, did not come into the city unless the inhabitants were forewarned, that he walked only on the highways, would not walk or lie down in the fields, and that in all walking he take the greatest care not to step on any of the Lilliputians. Furthermore that he contribute his services as express messenger, lifter of great stones or weights, and surveyor of the realm, and that he act as the Lilliputians' ally against Blefescu, their neighbor enemies, and do his utmost to destroy their fleet. In return for these considerations, they promised him a daily allowance of meat and drink sufficient for 1,728 Lilliputians-a figure they determined by the most intricate mathematics. 19 Led Bar A www. 22 CHAPTER III GULLIVER was so pleased at his newly awarded liberty that he gladly accepted all the terms on which it was given him, and prostrated himself at the Emperor's feet. With a dignity that one would not have thought possible for so small a person, the Emperor returned his fine words by saying: "I hope that you will prove a useful servant, and well deserve all of the favors I have con- ferred upon you and will confer upon you in the future." 'The first favor that the Man-Mountain asked was permission to see Mildendo, the metropolis. This he was granted, but he was particularly warned not to hurt the inhabitants or the houses in any way. A proclamation was issued so that the people might be warned of his visit. Step- ping most carefully over the two-and-a-half foot wall that surrounded the town, Gulliver sidled gently up the principal streets, holding his clothing high so that he would not damage the roofs with his long-hanging coat. He saw windows and tops of houses crowded with people, for the town was capable of hold- ing 500,000 inhabitants, and all had been ordered 20 to leave the streets at Gulliver's visit. He walked up the main street to the Emperor's palace, which was at the exact center of the city, and by permission of his Majesty stepped over the wall that surrounded it. So closely were the buildings placed that Gulliver had to provide himself with stools on which he could step, lest he knock down one building while trying to see into another. By this means he managed to get to the inside court, and, lying down in a very cramped position he was able to look into the tiny windows, and see the most lavishly and beautifully furnished rooms he had ever gazed upon. He saw the Empress and her young princes, and her majesty held her hand out of the window for Gulliver to kiss-a deed of amazing trust and bravery. Thus Gulliver learned to know the archi- tecture and manner of living of the royal family in this tiny realm, but it remained for the prin- cipal secretary to inform him on the true politi- cal situation of the country. And one morning, about two weeks later, this secretary paid Gulli- ver a mysterious visit. "May I speak to you?" he asked, with great courtesy. "Of course," responded Gulliver. “Shall I 21 .. Boa tar lie upon my side, so that you can speak directly into my ear?" The secretary said that he preferred to be held in Gulliver's hand, so that he might look directly at him. And thus placed, he told Gulli- ver that though the country appeared to be flourishing, two great factions were at war: the group which wore high heels, and those which wore low heels-and that they hated each other so that they would neither talk nor eat together. The king favored the low heels, but his son, who would be king after him, had shown greater in- terest in the high-heeled group. The hatred be- tween these two factions had gone back many, many years in the history of the Lilliputians, and could be traced to a discussion over the proper way of breaking an egg. One group of people thought that the large end should be cracked first, and these were known as the Big Endians, while their enemies felt that it was highly important that the little end be broken first, and these people were called the Little Endians. Many of the Big Endians had gone over to the rival kingdom of Blefescu, where they had gathered a large fleet, with which they threatened to attack the Lilliputians. The king- dom was, therefore in the greatest possible dan- 22 songen get bla ... DOW LIV Mirza HINKLESHOOSH CNCCLSHNALLED TIK EFE GECE Fre JUL Pasig הנם CF CULE POOLLLOOOO DOL OM www DD 0 GULLIVER PEERS INTO THE PALACE ☐ ☐ 0 MUNA ger-attack from Blefescu, and internal war be- tween the Low-Heels and the High-Heels. "His majesty," concluded the messenger, "places great confidence in your valor and faith, and has commanded me to lay this account of his affairs before you, seeking your assistance." "I am a foreigner," said Gulliver, "and should not, therefore, interfere between parties within a kingdom, but I am ready, at the hazard of my life, to defend the Emperor and the state against all invaders. I will do what I can." And, en- couraged by this promise, the secretary returned to report his conversation to the Emperor. TT کی کی ایک کام * She A VISIT FROM THE EMPEROR'S SECRETARY. WHEN GERN Th 24 CHAPTER IV WHEN the messenger had left, Gulliver began to consider what he could do to help the Lilli- putians against their enemy on the neighboring island, and how he could prevent the attack of the new fleet. He had not as yet set eyes on the island of Blefescu, which lay to the north of the land of the Lilliputians. In fact, he had purposely kept away from that side of the island so that the enemy should not know about him. But now he planned what to do, and, telling the plan to the Emperor, was assured of every cooperation. First he hid behind a high hill, and looked over toward the enemy island through his per- spective glass. He saw a fleet of fifty men-of-war and a large number of transports in the harbor. So this was the great fleet! Returning to his house, he ordered a great quantity of the strongest cables and bars of iron. The cable was about as thick as packthread, and the bars the length and size of knitting needles. Gulliver twisted three strands of the cables to- gether to make them stronger, and similarly twisted the bars, bending them into hooks. He 25 fastened fifty hooks to fifty cables, and thus sup- plied, went to the northern seacoast. Then he took off his coat, shoes and stockings and waded out into the channel that separated the two islands. He had to swim for only about thirty yards, before he again touched ground, and waded to the naval base of Blefescu. When the enemy saw this terrific man ap- proaching them from the sea, they leapt from their ships and swam to shore in fright. Then Gulliver fastened one of the hooks he had made to the prow of each boat, and tied the ends of the cords together into an easy knot. Meantime, from hiding places along the shore, the enemy bombarded him with thousands of tiny arrows that struck him on the hands and face, and made his task more difficult. His greatest fear was that some of these little arrows would strike his eyes, and to prevent this, he fastened his eyeglasses tightly in place, and thus armed, cut the anchor ropes of the fleet. And then, to the consternation of the enemy, and with the greatest of ease, Gulliver waded back into the channel, towing fifty of the enemy's largest ships behind him. The people of Blefescu were astonished at first, but when they realized what had happened 26 ره ب Lot Ma tatt MALA MO ater ben „Mata an 100 APARTMEN Wow.. data.IN. • ! A 200000 1 ли KRING CONN 479 GULLIVER TOWS AWAY THE ENEMY'S NAVY. they set up the most heart-rending scream of grief and despair. But Gulliver heartlessly walked on, and when the tide had ebbed, waded safely into the royal port of Lilliput. The Emperor and many of his people were anxiously waiting on the shore. They saw Gulli- ver start out, but as he reached the deeper chan- nel and was nearly up to his neck in water, they feared for his life, and thought that the fleet which they saw boldly riding the waves, was coming on hostile intent. As he approached the shore he cried in a hearty voice: "Long live the most powerful King of Lilli- put!" At once their fears were dispelled, and they greeted him with the most enthusiastic welcome. He was promptly made "Nardac"-the highest title they confer, and great celebrations were held in his honor. Indeed the king wished him to return and make further forays on the enemy, but this Gulliver refused to do, even though in so refusing he incurred some displeasure from the Emperor. A few days later a solemn embassy arrived from the island of Blefescu, with humble offers of a peace that gave every advantage to the Lilli- 28 putians. Among other things, they compli- mented the Emperor on the valor and greatness of Gulliver, and asked that he be allowed to visit them on their island, and that he show them some of his marvelous feats of strength-a favor he was indeed glad to grant. But his very friendliness to these ministers sowed seeds of distrust in the mind of the Em- peror of the Lilliputians-seeds that were des- tined to flower most unfortunately for poor Gul- liver, as we shall see. : 29 CHAPTER V ALL the time that Gulliver spent with the Lilliputians he kept careful note of their habits and customs, for he realized that few people knew about this quaint land, and the curious ways in which people who were only six inches high-hardly as long as a man's hand-could live. The most interesting fact was that everything in this tiny world was in proportion. Animals and plants, which were very much like those in Gulliver's own country, were just the right size for six-inch people. The tallest horses and oxen were between four and five inches high; the sheep were an inch-and-a-half-or less, the geese were no larger than sparrows, and chicks no larger than house-flies. The very tallest and oldest trees were not more than seven feet high, and other growing things were in proportion. He also made a very careful study of the laws of the country, and noticed that the Lilliputians were more severe in their punishment of trick- ery and cheating than of theft, and that a man's truthfulness and honor were more likely to get him a job than any great ability he might happen to have. He was particularly interested in the 30 way these little people brought up their chil- dren. In every town there were public nurseries, and to these all children, excepting those of cot- tagers and laborers, were sent, when they were less than two years old. Here well-trained teach- ers instructed boys and girls in their separate nurseries, in those things which they would need to know, in whatever sort of life they were likely to lead. Here they stayed until they were ready to marry (which among the girls was at the age of twelve years) or to go out as apprentices to learn a trade. Parents were only allowed to visit their children in these nurseries twice a year, and were never permitted to bring them gifts or to kiss them. There were other interesting laws and cus- toms too numerous to describe here, but the way in which a Man-Mountain such as Gulliver could live in this toy world required consider- able adjustment. One of the first things that he did was to make a table and chair for himself out of two of the largest trees in the royal park. Having landed without any sort of luggage, he had great need of clothing, and therefore the 31 : Emperor ordered two hundred seamstresses to make his shirts and linen for his table and bed. As their linen was only three inches wide, and made in lengths of three feet, considerable patch- ing was necessary, and several thicknesses had to be sewed together, for the very heaviest ma- terial was finer than the thinnest handkerchief that Gulliver had ever owned. ** To be fitted, Gulliver lay on the ground and one seamstress stood on his neck, another on his waistline, and a stout cord was stretched between them. A third seamstress walked the length of this cord, measuring it with an inch ruler. The three hundred tailors who were employed to make his suit of clothes took their measurements in another way. While Gulliver kneeled, they raised a ladder from the ground to his shoulders, whence they dropped a plumb line from collar to floor. From these measurements, with the aid of considerable mathematics, in which they were very clever, the army of tailors made Gulliver some remarkably well-fitting clothes, whose only fault was that they looked like patch-work! Three hundred cooks were required to pre- pare his daily meals, and they and their families lived in little huts conveniently grouped about his eating table. Each cook prepared two dishes. 32 GTA map BERASERS 26 DINNER WITH THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS. As the meal began, Gulliver took up twenty waiters in his hand and placed them on the table, while others hoisted barrels of wine and platters of food by means of pulleys, from the ground below. Gulliver usually ate a turkey in one mouthful, and a barrel of wine made just one good swallow. One day the Emperor and Empress asked that they might dine with Gulliver, and of course he was honored and delighted to have them. They arrived with considerable ceremony, and Gulliver lifted them up, and put them oppo- site him on the table, surrounded by their guards and staff. Here they watched him with great interest, and marveled at his tremendous capac- ity, while the Lord High Treasurer groaned aloud at the huge outlay necessary to provide such enormous meals three times a day. Gulliver had many visitors, and he found that his table was the most convenient place on which to receive them. When a servant announced that someone was calling on him, it was his habit to go to the door, and after welcoming his visitors, to lift the coach and its four horses carefully in his hands to the table top. There he could converse conveniently with one group while another's carriage was driving about the 34 A 1975. * AVRAN Na edge of the table, seeing the sights from this great height, over the top of the movable rim which he had thoughtfully made to prevent accidents. Thus Gulliver carried on many agreeable so- cial moments. A frequent visitor was the wife of the Treasurer. And it may be that her constant visits caused in some measure the growing dis- like which the Treasurer showed to Gulliver, and hence the distrust which Gulliver felt was weakening his position with the Emperor. M 35 CHAPTER VI LATE one night Gulliver was surprised to re- ceive a visit from a very important member of the king's court, who, without sending in his name, asked if Gulliver would see him very pri- vately. Noticing from his manner that he had something of great importance in mind, Gulliver gave orders to his servants that he would see no other callers, and carrying the courtier in his pocket, seated himself at his little table, and placed his visitor before him. The greetings over, the courtier asked that Gulliver would give the greatest attention to the information that he brought. "Several committees have been called on your account already," he said, "and two days ago the Emperor came to an important decision about you. As you probably know, the Admiral of the Navy has disliked you ever since your capture of the fleet of Blefescu made him seem less important. And the High Treasurer has disliked you both because of the great expense to which you put the country, and because his wife seems to like you too much. These two men have joined with several other very important per- sonages, and have prepared a list of your crimes, 36 as well as a recommendation for your punish- ment." Gulliver was surprised and horrified by this news. He could hardly wait to hear what his crimes had been, and what sort of punishment they could possibly plan for him. The document that his mysterious visitor had carefully copied for Gulliver was a long one. There were three important charges. First: Gul- liver had refused to return to Blefescu and de- stroy the people after he had successfully taken their fleet. Second: that Gulliver had enter- tained the ambassadors from Blefescu when they came to the Land of the Lilliputs to arrange peace terms. Third: that Gulliver was planning to visit the island of Blefescu when the Emperor had given him permission to do so only in speech and not in writing. There were other charges, but these were of greatest importance, and the Admiral and Treas- urer urged that Gulliver be put to death imme- diately for these great crimes. "Let us set fire to his house at night, while he is sleeping," the Treasurer had said. "No," said the Admiral. "Let twenty thou- sand men, armed with poison arrows, shoot him on the face and hands, while his servants, under 37 private orders, put poison on his shirts and sheets so that he will tear his flesh in agony!" The Secretary of Private Affairs, who had always been a true friend of Gulliver's began to plead that the punishment be less severe. He suggested that Gulliver's eyes be put out. "But," said the Treasurer, "we will still have to feed him, and this is a very great strain on the treasury. "" "Then," said the Secretary, "we can give him less and less to eat, so that he will gradually grow weaker, and when he dies the burial of his body will not be so great a problem as it would be now. The flesh could be cut away in small pieces and taken to far parts of the realm, while his tre- mendous skeleton would remain as a monument to interest future generations." This it seems was the decision that was finally made. "The sentence of starving you," Gulliver's visitor informed him, "is to be kept the greatest secret, but the sentence of putting out your eyes was entered on the books, and in three days the Secretary will come to your house and read you these Articles of Impeachment. He will show you how very kind and generous his Majesty is 38 toward you, and then with twenty of his Maj- esty's surgeons in attendance, you will be di- rected to lie on your back and the operation will be performed by shooting sharply pointed ar- rows at your eye-balls." With this terrible warning the courtier arose, to say: "I leave to your prudence what measures you will take, and to avoid suspicion I must return in as private a manner as I came." And so saying he departed, leaving Gulliver wondering un- happily what he could do to escape this terrible plan. For a moment he thought he would permit them to try him, realizing that with his superior strength he could easily destroy the whole coun- try. But then he remembered the many kind- nesses that the Emperor had shown him, and the great title he had conferred upon him. So he decided that the best thing he could do was to hasten his visit to Blefescu, and leave before the Secretary should call and pronounce the fatal punishment that had been decreed for him. He therefore immediately sent a letter to the Secretary, telling him that he was going to ac- cept the Emperor's spoken permission to visit 39. ... I .. . 7 Blefescu, and without waiting for an answer, which he felt sure would be a refusal of the right to do this, he set out. First he went to the north side of the island where the fleet lay, and seizing a large man of war, tied a cable to the prow. Then he undressed, and made a package of his clothes and covers and tied it on the boat. With anchor lifted, alternately swimming and wading, he set out for the forbidden island of Blefescu. The people here had long expected him, and royal guides were waiting to direct him to the chief city. When his arrival was announced the King of Blefescu, attended by the royal family and great officers of the court, came out to re- ceive him. Gulliver lay on the ground as they approached, and kissed the hands of the King and Queen, surprised and pleased that they did not seem to be frightened of his great size at all. Said Gulliver: "According to my promise, I have come with the permission of my own prince to see a great and rival monarch." He made no mention of the intrigue against him, since he had not been officially notified of this. His reception was most cordial, and excepting 40 7 I for the discomfort of having no house and being forced to lie on the ground at night, his visit promised to be a happy one. Koweve GULLIVER HEARS OF HIS IMPEACHMENT. 4I ; CHAPTER VII THREE days after Gulliver had arrived at Blefescu he was walking along the north-east coast of the island. He happened to look out over the sea and, to his great joy and surprise, saw something that looked like an overturned boat-not a Lilliputian boat, but one his own size! Without waiting a moment, lest the boat should drift away, he took off his shoes and stockings, and waded two or three hundred yards out to sea. The tide was in his favor, and as he approached he saw to his great joy that it was a real boat which some storm must have torn from its moorings or course. Gulliver immediately returned to the city and asked the Emperor to lend him twenty of the tallest vessels he had left from his fleet, together with the services of three thousand seamen under the command of the vice-admiral. While the fleet was coming around the island, Gulliver hastened back the shortest way, and discovered to his great delight that the tide had driven the boat still nearer to the shore. Gulliver waded out to it, followed by the warships, and holding stout ropes to which they amalan 42 were attached, he swam till he came to the over- turned rowboat. By swimming and pushing, with an occasional helpful tug from the war- ships, he was able to bring the boat ashore. There, with the assistance of two thousand men, ropes and engines and all the helpful apparatus. that these tiny people could offer, he turned the boat over, and found to his great satisfaction that it was not damaged in any way. Could it be possible that this little derelict rowboat might provide Gulliver with a means. of returning to the land of full-sized men? This was his plan, and with no little trouble he fash- ioned a set of paddles for himself—the largest paddles the people of these islands had ever seen. While he was working on these, a great delega- tion of people arrived to marvel at it, and a few days later a special messenger arrived from the Emperor of Lilliput with a copy of the articles. of impeachment, and a command to the Emperor of Blefescu to return Gulliver at once, bound hand and foot if necessary, and if he would not return of his own free will to have his eyes shot. out, in accordance with the royal command. After considerable consultation the Emperor of Blefescu responded by writing: "As for send- 43 ... Pada PANCANGA $ ing the Man-Mountain back bound hand and foot, you know that that is impossible, but we may both be made easy, for a prodigious vessel has floated up on shore, which is being fitted up under the direction of Gulliver, and by which it is to be expected that both empires will soon be rid of so insupportable an encumbrance." And indeed Gulliver was wasting no time or effort to speed his departure, and the little peo- ple, equally glad to be rid of him, were doing everything in their power to help him. Five hundred workmen were employed to make two sails for the boat, quilting thirteen folds of their strongest linen, and making ropes or cables by twisting thirty or so strands of their thickest ropes. The tallow of three hundred cows was used to grease the boat, and many of his Maj- esty's ships' carpenters assisted in smoothing the rough-hewn oars and masts. In a month's time all was ready, and Gulliver lay down on his face to kiss the hands of the royal family, in parting. His Majesty presented Gulliver with fifty purses of gold and his picture at full length, which Gulliver promptly put in one of his gloves for safe-keeping. The boat was stored with the carcasses of a hundred oxen and three hundred 44 SNIM Japh ba n दिन !! LEAVING THE LAND OF THE LILLIPUTIANS. sheep, with bread and drink in proportion, and as much prepared meat as four hundred cooks could provide. He also took six live cows and two live bulls, and an equal number of ewes and rams with their necessary fodder, for he wanted to propagate the miniature breed in his own country. He was very anxious to take a few of the natives also, but this the King earnestly begged him not to do, and a diligent search was made of his pockets to be sure that he did not smuggle any of them away. At last it was time to go, and with the good wishes and fond farewells of the entire popu- lace, Gulliver set sail early one September morn- ing-just nine months and thirteen days after he had landed on those islands. A fair wind prospered his boat, and he sailed uneventfully all day, until about six in the eve- ning when he noticed a small island. As it seemed uninhabited, he cast anchor and spent the night there. It was a clear night, and he rested well, but was up before dawn for breakfast, and set sail again, in the same northeasterly direction as he had started, heading for the small islands that lay northeast of Van Diemen's Land. His trip that day was uneventful, but the next day, about 46 272 Very we Y. ܐ Alta ANTAL зу BANAN...... three in the afternoon, he saw a sail in the dis- tance. With joy that was hard to conceal he pursued her and gained upon her. He hailed her-but she did not see him and continued on her course. Straining every nerve, he set off in pursuit, and at length was noticed by the merchant ship, which fired a gun and hung out her ensign in acknowledgment. Gulliver was more excited and delighted than he had been in months. The ship slackened her sails, and between five and six on the evening of September 30th, Gulliver came up to her. To his very great joy the ship flew the English colors, and Gulliver dared to hope that he would see his native land and loved ones again. He put his little cows and sheep in his pocket, and climbed aboard, together with the remain- ing store of provisions. He found, to his further joy, that one of his old companions was aboard, and this man recommended him highly to the captain. "Where have you come from, and where are you bound?" the Captain asked him, and Gulli- ver, overjoyed at hearing his native tongue again, told him of his adventures among the Lilli- putians. The Captain would not believe him, but thought that his many hardships had affected ANAT · 47 his sanity. Then, to prove his story, Gulliver showed him the little cows and sheep, together with the purses and picture of the King. The Captain was convinced! Gulliver gave him two of the purses, and promised to give him a cow and a sheep when they reached England. The voyage home was uneventful-excepting that one of the ship's rats attacked and ate one of Gulliver's cows. They arrived in England on April 13, 1702. Gulliver found his wife in good health and his family well grown. His son was at grammar school, and his daughter a winsome young lady. He entertained them with great tales of his travels and they were delighted with the little cattle that he had brought home. Indeed, he made considerable profit by showing his cows and sheep to various people, and soon sold them for a large sum of money. The breed increased greatly, and Gulliver had high hope of their fleeces proving of great advantage to the woolen manufacturers. One might think that Gulliver would like to spend the rest of his days in the comfort of his English home, and the company of his family, but after two months his great desire to travel abroad again overcame him. He gave his wife 48 a large sum of money and a new house, together with the income from an estate that he had in- herited. Then, taking the rest of his worldly goods with him, he boarded the good ship Adventure, bound for Surat-and for new sights even more thrilling than those of Lilliputia. Gee যব GULLIVER SHOWS THE ENGLISH HIS TINY CATTLE. jak 哪 ​49 :. PART TWO: BROBDINGNAG-A COUNTRY OF GIANTS CHAPTER I THE voyage aboard the Adventure began pleasantly enough, with plenty of wind to swell the sails of this splendid vessel. They put in at the Cape of Good Hope for repairs, and wintered there. At the end of March they set forth again, and voyaged uneventfully till they had passed the Straits of Madagascar. As they passed north of that island, the winds began to blow with terrific force, and continued with uncontrollable violence for more than twenty days, so that the boat was driven far from her course. This gale was followed by a storm of greater violence than Gulliver or any of his companions had ever experienced. The good ship Adventure, stout enough to breast almost any weather, was tossed about like the frailest shell, so that even the most experi- enced of the sailors were in doubt as to what 50 part of the world they were. Provisions held out well, fortunately, as did the ship itself, and the crew remained in the best of health, but in the greatest need of water. It was the middle of June before a boy, peer- ing about from the topmost mast, sighted land. And the next day they came into view of a great island or continent (they knew not which) and made all haste to cast anchor. A dozen of the crew were ordered by the Captain to arm them- selves well, and set out for land in the long boat, to find such water as they could, fill the large cans, and bring them back to the ship. Gulliver asked if he might accompany them. There was no spring or river near the landing place, and Gulliver started off on the shore by himself, while the crew searched in another di- rection. He walked for about a mile, but saw nothing of particular interest, and turned back to the boat only to see, to his astonishment, that his companions had boarded it, and were rowing away from shore as fast as they could go! As Gulliver was about to call after them (though he realized that they were probably out of earshot) he saw a huge monster following the boat with great, long strides. SAMAR } 51 1 S Without waiting further, Gulliver ran back to a path that led inland. He climbed a steep hill, and then paused to look about him. As far as eye could see, the country appeared to be a pleasant one, and under cultivation. But what first surprised him was the length of the grass, and indeed, of all the vegetation. Hay grew to a height of twenty feet, and the corn, which was ready for harvest, was at least forty feet high. It took Gulliver an hour to walk the length of the cornfield, along what seemed to be a broad highway, but was in reality only a foot- path. He found its end marked by a hedge at least 120 feet high, and trees so enormous that he could not even guess their measurement. The stile which connected this field with the next had four steps, each of them six feet high, and a top stone of about twenty feet. Needless to say, Gulliver could not attempt to climb this, and as he was looking for some way to get through the fence, he saw one of the work- ers of the next field, a man as large as the mon- ster he had seen pursuing his departing ship- mates. He was as tall as a church spire, and walked thirty feet at a step! In fear and astonish- ment Gulliver ran to hide in the corn, while the 52 1% GULLIVER IS IN DANGER. Jed namestribosomes move ABBAHASANCHWADDIOGESCHONAN + man's bellowed commands thundered unintelli- gibly through the air. The giant was, apparently, giving orders to his workmen (creatures as huge as himself) for they promptly started to wield their scythes in the field in which Gulliver was hiding. In terror, Gulliver fled before them, weaving his way as best he might in the overpowering jungle of corn so large that its silken threads pierced him like lances. When he reached a stacked heap of corn, he could go no further, and soon the heavy giant tread came nearer, and an enormous foot was about to step upon him. With every ounce of strength he could sum- mon, Gulliver shrieked. The foot stopped. The giant looked about for the cause of the sound, and finally spied Gulliver. With some fear lest this tiny creature might be poisonous or vicious, he took him up gingerly between thumb and forefinger, and lifted him high in the air to view him more closely. Plaintively Gulliver pleaded for his life, fearing that the giant might care- lessly drop him from this great height of at least sixty feet, and the giant gently put him in his pocket and ran to his master. The head farmer treated Gulliver with as much gentleness as he could, replacing him on 54 ...... ... 3. MAJAND the ground on all fours, for he believed him to be some small strange field creature. When Gulliver walked upright, and showed no inclina- tion to run away, bite or sting, the farmer wrapped him in his handkerchief and brought him home. At first the farmer's wife was terrified at the sight of so small a thing, but when she saw that Gulliver apparently was able to understand the signs her husband made, and to obey them, she soon grew extremely fond of him. When the family sat down to dinner, Gulliver was placed on the table, and a dish of meat about twenty-four feet in diameter was served. The farmer's wife minced a bit of meat and crumbled some bread and placed it before Gulliver, while the family watched his eating with interest and delight. Wine was served to him in a small dram cup (which held about two gallons) and except for the deafening purr of the family cat, and an occasional stumbling over a crust of bread, Gulliver began to feel safer than he had since he left the ship. After dinner the farmer returned to the fields, and his wife put Gulliver in her bed to rest, covering him tenderly with her handkerchief. He slept soundly for two hours, and awoke to 55 find himself in a bed that was twenty-four feet from the floor, alone in a room two or three hun- dred feet wide and two hundred feet high. As he wondered how he could make the farmer's wife hear him, if he had need to, two rats ran up the curtains, and smelled at his body. Gulli- ver jumped to his feet, and drew his trusty sword, just as one rat, with forepaws on his shoulders, was about to knock him down. With a swift blow, Gulliver ripped open his belly, while his fellow scuttled away. With some pleasure at his accomplishment, though a little weary from the struggle, Gulliver strode about the bed for exercise, and the farm- er's wife returned to find him bloody but trium- phant, pointing with pride to the slain rat! 56 CHAPTER II GULLIVER continued to live with the farmer and his family, and was made the particular pet and charge of the nine-year-old daughter, whom he fondly grew to call Glumdalclitch-the word for little nurse in the giant language, which she so patiently taught him. The first problem was to find a place for Gulli- ver to sleep. The little girl and her mother cleverly adapted the doll's cradle for this pur- pose, and at night the cradle was put into the drawer of a cabinet, and placed upon a hanging shelf to be safe from rats. Glumdalclitch took excellent care of Gulliver. She dressed and undressed him, made him seven shirts of as fine cloth as she could get (which was coarser than the sack-cloth in his home land) and kept his clothing clean. She taught him her language, and between them there grew the heartiest affection. News of Gulliver's presence in the farmer's home came to be known in the neighborhood, and another farmer who lived nearby came to see if it was true that a strange animal had been found in the field who was no larger than many ! 57 insects, but shaped exactly like a man, who imi- tated their actions, seemed to speak a language of its own, stood erect on two legs, was tame and gentle, would come when it was called, and obey, and who had the finest limbs in the world and a complexion fairer than a baby's. Gulliver was immediately displayed, and placed upon a table for the visitor's convenience. Here he walked as commanded, drew his sword, put it up again, bowed before the guest, and wel- comed him in his own language. The visitor ex- amined Gulliver with care, and put on his spec- tacles to see him better. But the sight of these enormous lenses so convulsed Gulliver (to whom his eyes appeared behind them like rising moons) that he could not control himself. Now nobody likes to be laughed at-not even a giant, and this visitor became annoyed with Gulliver. This may have been one reason why he suggested to the farmer that he exhibit his little Gulliver at market day in the adjoining town. Gulliver's little nurse was heartbroken at the - idea. "Mama and Papa gave you to me," she sobbed, "just as they gave me a pet lamb last year. And 58 FANTIN Romoses at w: esfeit- George YTSA W FOC има ۱۲/۲ HOD GULLIVER PERFORMS BEFORE A CROWD. last year they took away the lamb just as he was getting fat, and sold him to the butcher and now they are planning to take you away to be displayed before a lot of coarse people who may harm you." But Gulliver didn't fear the display as much as she did. He hoped that somehow, in this new adventure, he might find a means of escape, for kind as the farmer and his family were, Gulliver pined for the freedom he had lost. So the next day he was packed in a box where a few holes had been punched for air, and a little door allowed him to go in and out. Glumdal- clitch held the box tightly in her hand, as they rode horseback to the fair. What a shaking up that was! Gulliver thought he would surely be knocked insensible at each step the horse made- for each of these steps was at least forty feet high, and the horse trotted constantly. Gulliver was first displayed at an inn on the way, and town criers announced the presence of this curiosity. A crowd gathered, and Gulliver was placed upon a table in the largest room of the inn, while Glumdalclitch stood close by to in- struct and protect him. Only thirty people were allowed to see him at one time, and of course a fee was collected from each. Dese 60 Gulliver went through much of the same rou- tine as he had before the farmer's friend, and repeated his show before twelve groups of people till he was nearly exhausted. But all who saw him told their friends, and more and more people clamored to see the tiny creature that so cleverly imitated them. For the most part the spectators were consid- erate, but one young boy threw a hazel nut (nearly as large as a pumpkin) at Gulliver's head. Had it hit him, it would surely have killed him! Notice was given that Gulliver would be shown again at the next market day, and in the meantime a more convenient vehicle was made, for the poor little fellow was so tired from ex- hibiting for eight hours steadily that he could hardly stand or speak, and fully three days had passed before he recovered his strength. Meantime, all the neighboring farmers called to see him, and the farmer collected a sizable sum of money for exhibiting him. Realizing the great possibilities in wealth and fame which Gulliver provided, the farmer took him to the principal cities of the realm, and two months after the discovery of Gulliver, they set out for 61 D the metropolis-some three thousand miles away. Again Glumdalclitch came along, and in a quilt-lined box, providing for his every need, and strapped to her waist for safety, rode Gulli- ver. In this way he was more comfortable and safer than formerly. The plan was to display in various towns along the way, so they traveled only a few hundred English miles each day, and frequently stopped so that Gulliver might get out of his box, and, securely fastened by a lead string, look about him. Enormous rivers spanned by colossal bridges were on their line of march. Gulliver was shown in eighteen large towns, besides act- ing before many private families and in smaller villages. Three months after they had left the farm, they arrived at the metropolis, which the giants had called Pride of the Universe. Here the farmer took lodgings on the principal street of the town, and, in the usual manner, announced his arrival by handbills and other notices. He hired a large room, and provided it with a table sixty feet in diameter, and well walled, so that Gulliver should not fall off. He was shown ten times a day to the wonder and satisfaction of Let makan. : E Www NAW 62 many people, for he could now speak the lan- guage fairly well, thanks to the constant teaching of Glumdalclitch. W Ven شه شمرد "I' GULLIVER IS CARRIED ABOUT IN A BOX. 豢 ​ 63 : : CHAPTER III GULLIVER'S life in the metropolis was a hard one. The more money the farmer was able to make from his display, the greedier he became, until Gulliver was worked so hard that he grew very thin. "The little man probably will die soon," the farmer reasoned, "I may as well work him as hard as I can while he still lives." And as he planned to increase the number of showings a day, a messenger came from the court, asking that Gulliver be carried there, and shown before the queen and her ladies, some of whom had already seen Gulliver and brought back enthusiastic reports of his abilities. Before such an elegant audience, Gulliver did his very best to be entertaining, and the Queen was quite enchanted with him. "Would you care to live at court?” she asked. "I am my master's slave," Gulliver replied meekly, "but were I to have my own desire, I could ask for nothing better than to devote my life to Her Majesty's service." "Will you sell him?" the Queen asked the farmer. And he, feeling sure that Gulliver had 64 f) 11 se отловойны 25= GULLIVER APPEARS BEFORE THE QUEEN. not long to live in any case, was glad to get a good price for him. "Now that I am your Majesty's most humble creature," said Gulliver, when the deal had been made, "may I ask that Glumdalclitch, who has always tended me with such kindness, be admit- ted to the court, to continue to be my nurse and instructor?" This was easily arranged, for the farmer was glad of such noble surroundings for his daughter, and so, with his money bags bulging, he de- parted, and Gulliver did not trouble to hide the fact that he was glad to see him go. "I owe him nothing," he explained to the Queen, "other than gratitude that he did not dash my brains out when he found me in the field, and for this I have paid many, many times in the months of tiring entertainment of the rab- ble for his profit. Indeed, if he had not thought I would soon die from overwork he would not have sold me so cheap. But now, in the care of your great and good Highness, I feel sure that his fears will prove false, for I feel better al- ready, just from talking with you." The Queen was greatly pleased at this speech, which seemed so much more sensible than she 66 ܹܵܐ ܪ ܕ ¿ should expect from so small a creature. She promptly took him in her hand, to show him to the king. At first His Majesty thought that Gulliver was a little animal dressed like a person, but when he spoke and walked about, he changed his mind, and thought he was a very skillfully made me- chanical toy. He could hardly conceal his sur- prise when Gulliver talked and argued as ra- tionally as anyone at court. The story which Glumdalclitch told him of Gulliver's discovery seemed hardly credible to him, and he sent for his greatest scholars to examine Gulliver. G These eminent gentlemen differed in their opinions about him, but all decided that he could not have been produced according to the laws of Nature, because he was too small to protect him- self. They noted from his teeth that he was accustomed to eat meat, but could not imagine what animal was small enough for him to kill for himself, unless it were a snail. One of the wise men thought he was some unborn creature of their own kind, but his beard seemed to con- tradict this. At last, not being able to agree upon his origin or kind in any way, they decided that he was a freak, and so concluded their investiga- tion. 67 At this point Gulliver begged leave to explain his own background, and told the King about his native country where everyone was about his size. The wise men scorned this explanation, but the King interviewed the farmer and at length decided that this was the truth, unbelievable as it seemed, and ordered that the greatest of care should be taken of the microscopic marvel, and that Glumdalclitch should be given every com- fort, and a governess to help in her own educa- tion. The Queen ordered her cabinet maker to de- sign and make a box that should serve as a bed- room, according to Gulliver's wishes. This proved to be a wooden chamber about sixteen feet square, and twelve feet high, with sash windows, a door and two closets. The board that formed the ceiling was on hinges so that it could be opened and a bed, made by Her Maj- esty's own upholsterer, could be put in, and taken out for daily airings. Chairs and tables were also made, and the entire room was quilted on all sides and on the floor and ceiling, to pre- vent any accident from carelessness in travel or at any other time. The smallest lock in the kingdom was used for the door, the sheerest of silks (which Gulliver found somewhat heavier A 68 than his rugs at home) were fashioned into his tiny clothing. The Queen's fondness for Gulliver grew, grew, and she insisted that he be present at all her meals. She provided him with a complete set of silver dishes, in proportion to his size, and while she munched a bird larger than a turkey in one mouthful, and drank over a hogshead of wine in one swallow, she was amused to watch his faultless table manners as he carved the crumbs on his plate. The knives which the Queen and the princesses used were twice as long as scythes, and Gulliver shuddered inwardly when a dozen or so of these enormous weapons were lifted for attack on slices of meat. On the Sabbath and occasions of state he was placed at table next to the King's salt cellar, and conversed with him on matters of national poli- tics. Gradually his own point of view was be- coming like that of the giants, and he began to have a certain shame for his tiny size. His chief, and indeed his only enemy was the Queen's dwarf, a midget of some thirty feet in height, and the smallest creature in the kingdom. The dwarf was so delighted to find someone smaller than himself, that he took every occasion to be as nasty to Gulliver as he possibly could. ❤ 69 .. Gulliver's only defense only defense was to call to call him "brother." This he did one day, and challenged the dwarf to a wrestling match. This so enraged the dwarf that he lifted Gulliver up by his waist, and dropped him bodily into a pitcher of cream. Poor little Gulliver fell in up to his ears, and if he had not been a very good swimmer, and Glumdalclitch very alert in rescuing him, he might well have drowned. As it was he became quite ill from swallowing over a quart of cream, and his clothes were utterly ruined. He was put to bed at once to recuperate from the terrible shock. The dwarf was soundly whipped, and forced to drink the balance of the pitcher of cream. Shortly after that, he was given away to one of the Queen's ladies in waiting, and was seen no more at court. The Queen sometimes teased Gulliver for his fearfulness, possibly forgetting that the great difference in their sizes made petty annoyances seem of utmost importance to her tiny friend. Common flies, for example, which constantly buzzed about the dining table, fixed upon his hand, stepping heavily upon it, and nauseated him with their offensive body odor. These he 70 A kat. Marlbor At the NT. WYN bob43 struck at with his sword, and battled fiercely. And on sunny mornings when Glumdalclitch placed him in a window box to eat a bit of cake under the shade of a pansy, wasps bore down on him in armies, deafened him with their buzzing, carried off his cake, and nearly carried him off too. Small wonder that he longed to return to England, despite the loving care that the giants lavished upon him, to the best of their ability, and despite the beauty of their country. nur fore GULLIVER BATTLES THE INSECTS. بری M 71 CHAPTER IV AT this point it might be well to spend a little time telling about the country of which Gulliver found himself so important though unwilling an inhabitant. It lay, insofar as could be figured, somewhere in the great Pacific Ocean and stretched about six thousand miles in length and between three and five thousand miles in width. At the north- east coast was a ridge of volcanoes, thirty miles high, and what lay beyond this nobody knew. While the sea touched the other three sides, all the river outlets were so very rocky and the sea so very rough that no attempt was ever made to have any commerce with other countries, nor in- deed to explore and discover whether other countries existed. There was, however, great commerce within the country. The rivers were filled with boats and well stocked with fish that were in propor- tion to everything else in this gigantic land. The fish in the ocean, on the other hand, were the same size as those Gulliver had known in his own land, and therefore not worth a giant's while to catch. There were more than fifty-one large cities, A 72 BERNABYCH NASKAHVASIO boblo WWW GULLIVER LOOKS UP AT A HORSE -A F : nearly a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages. In the largest of these cities there were about six hundred thousand inhab- itants. The King's palace was a great heap of build- ings about seven miles around, and the main rooms were about two hundred and forty feet high-and broad and long in proportion. While he lived there Gulliver was frequently driven about the city in his box, though Glum- dalclitch often took him out and held him in her hand so that he might look about him more easily. The carriage in which they rode, by the way, was about the size of Westminster Abbey or the public library. To make these airings more enjoyable, the Queen had a smaller box made for Gulliver- one about twelve feet square, with a window in the middle of each side, outside of which were iron lattices to prevent accidents on long jour- neys. On the fourth side were two strong staples through which the person who carried him passed a belt to fasten about his waist. A ham- mock made riding in this container quite com- fortable, and chairs and table were well screwed to the floor to prevent damage during the agita- tion caused by the motion of the horse or coach. 74 20% www. metadata........ Jak - ..." - A seasoned seaman like Gulliver was used to this sort of thing, and could stand it well. He was taken about to see the chief sights of the Kingdom. The great church steeple im- pressed him more for the thickness of its walls than for its height. He was also interested in the heroic sized statues of the gods and emperors, and as a souvenir took a little finger that had fallen from one of them, and which measured- as he discovered when he returned to the castle -four feet and one inch in length. The royal kitchen impressed him as much as any of the great buildings, for its vaulted roof was six hundred feet high, and its great oven as large as the interior of a cathedral. The pro- digious pots and kettles were of terrifying size, necessary, of course, to cook the tremendous roasts and foodstuffs on which these gigantic people generally fed. The royal stables seldom, it seems, housed more than six hundred horses, and these aver- aged from fifty-four to sixty feet in height. On solemn occasions when the King and all his court marched forth in state parade, great was the glamor, and tremendous the effect of a militia guard of five hundred horses, resplendent in gor- geous trappings. DMCA 75 A BARNA • 7 CHAPTER V GULLIVER'S life in the land of the giants as he looked back on it, was a series of events that seem amusing enough to tell about, but which were a constant source of danger and worry to him. His size made him the butt of many a joke-particu- larly at the hands of the court dwarf, his enemy, before he was finally rid of him. For example, one day when he was walking in the orchard, under the special care of Glumdal- clitch, he made some comparison between dwarf apples and the dwarf himself. At this the midget shook the limb of the apple tree, letting many of the apples fall on Gulliver's head. Though they were dwarf apples to the giants, they were ac- tually as large as barrels, according to Gulliver's way of thinking, and he barely escaped a severe bruising, or worse. On another occasion, tremendous pellets of hail that fell during an ordinary hailstorm struck him to the ground and so severely bruised him that, had he not been able to drag himself to the protected side of a small bush, he would cer- tainly have been killed. As it was he was sore from head to foot, and had to stay in bed for a week to recover. 76 Probably the most terrifying of the garden ad- ventures occurred when Gulliver had been ten- derly placed by his nurse in a spot that they both believed safe, and she departed to another part of the garden. The gardener's white spaniel happened to be sniffing about and came upon him. Taking Gulliver gently in his mouth he ran to his master, wagging his tail. There he set the terrified Englishman on the ground as a prize find, fortunately without having harmed him in any way at all. The gardener of course treated Gulliver with the greatest gentleness, and returned him immediately to Glumdalclitch, who was frantically hunting for him. He did not always tell Glumdalclitch of his little misadventures, for her concern for him was so great, that he feared that he would be denied all freedom, if he confessed, for example how he tumbled head foremost into a mole's hole or how he nearly broke his right shin against the shell of a snail. The birds, whose equal he was in height as they hopped on the ground, showed none of the ordinary timidity that a human being might ex- pect from their kind. A thrush, for instance, once stole a large piece of cake from his hand, and when he attempted to defend himself against 77 ÷ 2. 2 the pecking of the birds, they frequently clawed him or battered him with their wings until he was glad to stop. One day the Queen surprised Gulliver by saying: "I have often heard you speak of your trips on the sea. Would you care to do a little rowing? The exercise might benefit you." For a moment Gulliver thought she meant rowing one of the great boats of the giants, that are as large as battleships, but Her Majesty ex- plained that she would have a boat made just his own size, and that she would provide a place in which he could sail. Gulliver was delighted. Promptly the Queen had one of her best work- men, under Gulliver's instruction, fashion a pleasure boat which would hold eight or ten Europeans. She then had a wooden trough the length of one and a half city blocks, and quarter of a block wide, placed on the floor in one of the outer rooms of the palace. The water could be let out of a tap at the bottom, and two servants could easily fill it in half an hour. And here Gulliver frequently exercised to the great amuse- ment and entertainment of the court ladies. He contrived a tiny sail, and with the gale that blew when they wielded their fans, was able to show 78 梦 ​SHASSISKESSELEASED WWW 11 Малая новника сайлана б ката De онение контролитвыйти най THE GARDENER'S SPANIEL FINDS GULLIVER. considerable agility in starboard and larboard sail manoeuvering. After such a session, Glum- dalclitch always carried the little boat back to Gulliver's closet, where it hung on a nail to dry. One day a frog fell into the water by mistake when the tank was filled, and this creature hopped on the boat to rest. First the tiny craft keeled to one side, then to the other as the frog hopped about, smearing Gulliver with its odious slime. But Gulliver determined that he would deal with the menace alone. He bravely sig- naled Glumdalclitch not to come to his aid, and after considerable banging with an oar, finally succeeded in forcing the frog to leap from the boat. And so the days went on-with Gulliver's wants cared for insofar as they were known, but with new dangers, unexpected and hence not protected against, to beset him. On one very warm day, as he was left in his little chamber alone in a closet, while Glumdal- clitch went out, he heard something bounce in the closet window, and skip from side to side. At last, attracted by curiosity, the monkey (for such it proved to be) discovered Gulliver's box, and peered in at every side. He finally spied Gulliver, and reached one of his huge hairy 80 claws in the window. In vain, Gulliver fled from one corner of the box to the other. The long talons pursued and finally caught him! He held Gulliver in his right fore-foot, and when he tried to struggle, squeezed him so hard that he decided it was best to submit. He stroked Gulliver's face, as though he thought him one of his own young. At last, hearing a noise at the door, he leapt to the window, and walked the leads of the gut- ters on three feet, holding Gulliver with the fourth until he reached the roof adjoining the castle. Suddenly he was seen. Glumdalclitch shrieked. Servants rushed aimlessly to and fro, but the monkey, comfortably seated on the top- most part of the roof, continued to stroke Gulli- ver tenderly and to feed him with some victuals he squeezed from his own mouth, patting him when he would not eat, as one would reprimand a child. Ladders were finally brought, and the monkey, seeing itself surrounded, dropped Gulliver on a ridge tile and ran away. There the little man lay, fearing every mo- ment that a strong wind might blow him off, until one of the footmen reached him, and car- ried him down in his pocket to safety. 81 2. Y He was ill for two weeks from fright, from the bruises made when the monkey had clasped him too tightly, and from the odious food he had been fed, but during his recovery everyone at the court inquired about him daily, and did every- thing to help him get well. 82 CHAPTER VI WHEREVER possible, Gulliver tried to prove his gratitude to the King and Queen by present- ing them with souvenirs, which they regarded with the greatest interest. For example, he asked the king's barber if he might pick a few of the bristles from the king's beard out of the lather, and when he was per- mitted to do this, fashioned a tiny comb for himself. From the Queen's hair he wove a purse for Glumdalclitch. It was five feet long, far too tiny to hold any of the money that was used in this land, but Glumdalclitch enjoyed keeping some of her favorite trinkets in it. With other combings from the Queen's hair, Gulliver caned a couple of chairs suitable for his own use, but which he presented to the Queen. As a special treat, the King frequently invited Gulliver to accompany him to court concerts. But the little fellow found the noise so terrific - that at concert time he asked that his box be re- moved as far as possible from the musicians, whereupon he shut all the doors and windows, drew the curtains, and then was just barely able to bear the tremendous volume of sound. It occurred to Gulliver to introduce the King 83 2 bes to some of his own piano playing. But as the court piano was nearly sixty feet long, and each key over a foot wide, with arms extended, Gulli- ver could only reach about five keys. With great labor, therefore, he cut two cudgels, thicker at one end than the other, and covered the thicker end with pieces of a mouse's skin. A bench about four feet below the level of the keys was placed in front of the piano, and with effort that was nearly exhausting, Gulliver ran back and forth, beating the keys with his cudgel. Though he could not strike the treble and the bass at one time and was therefore under some disadvantage, he did, by terrific exercise, contrive to play a jig, which amused the King and Queen. There were frequent long and confidential conversations between Gulliver and the King, in which the Englishman tried to the best of his ability to explain the customs and habits of his native land. At length the King said: "My little friend, you have made a most ad- mirable report of your country, but by what I have gathered from your own relation, and from the answers to my questions, I can only conclude the bulk of your natives to be the most wicked race of odious little vermin that Nature ever suffered to crawl upon the surface of the earth.” 84 vanced? wh das AfUDIO MANAUSKASAUGUMASO "BORSISED/MAMANA WASEEN WISHANDED FIE MEDALISHER NON-HEATERSERACERXXCOL In who won GERSTRY deputies--workers www.cenamaria BROT 2 270 000 000 000 K o MASSESSORY SERVERY Romankiertas PERFORMING FOR THE KING AND QUEEN. * • & In vain Gulliver tried to convince him of the value of his civilization by offering him some gunpowder. But the King was horrified at the idea of killing men, and at what Gulliver de- scribed it could do, and forbade his mentioning it again. The culture of the country was simple: the greatest interest seemed to be in morality, his- tory, poetry and mathematics. Their books, which, by means of a specially built ladder, Gulliver was able to read, were much like the literature of his own country, except that the style was in general more masculine and simpler. 86 en á 1 BAN Data: • CHAPTER VII THUS Gulliver's acquaintance with the giants grew, and, in spite of frequent misadventures, he lived in some contentment for more than two years. He always cherished the hope that some day he would be able to return to his own people and his own family, though there seemed little possibility of any means whereby this could be done. In the summer of his third year there, Glum- dalclitch and he attended the King and Queen on their voyage to the seacoast. As usual, Gulli- ver was carried in his traveling box, where he would often sleep in comfort in his hammock during long journeys. In the roof of the closet the carpenter had cut an air-hole, that could be closed from inside or outside by a sliding board. The journey was so tiresome that Glumdal- clitch felt quite ill when they arrived, and Gulli- ver himself was considerably fatigued. He begged, however, that he might be taken to the seashore as soon as possible, saying that the sea air would revive him. Reluctantly Glumdal- clitch entrusted him to a page, who carried the box to the beach. Here Gulliver asked to be placed so that he might rest and recuperate. 87 Its Ba AVM S GND SWIN Pod. MAN WH The page closed the window to keep out the cold air, and then, as Gulliver dozed off, he wandered about the rocks, looking for bird's eggs. Suddenly, Gulliver felt himself awakened by a violent pull at the ring on the top of his box. He felt the box raised high in the air, and carried forward with tremendous speed. The first jolt nearly knocked him out of his hammock, but after that the motion was easy enough. In vain he called aloud. There was no answer, and from his windows he could see only clouds and sky. Above him he heard the tremendous clapping of wings, and finally realized that some eagle had gotten the ring of the box in his beak, and doubtless in- tended to drop it on the rocks, as he would drop a tortoise to break its shell, and then pick out the body and devour it! Still Gulliver was carried on. The noise and flutter of wings increased, and the box was tossed up and down like a sign on a windy day. He heard buffets, as though something had struck the eagle, and then, suddenly felt his box falling straight down, with terrific speed! 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