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I
had
been
hitherto
,
all
my
life
,
a
stranger
to
courts
,
for
which
I
was
unqualified
by
the
meanness
of
my
condition
.
I
had
indeed
heard
and
read
enough
of
the
dispositions
of
great
princes
and
ministers
,
but
never
expected
to
have
found
such
terrible
effects
of
them
,
in
so
remote
a
country
,
governed
,
as
I
thought
,
by
very
different
maxims
from
those
in
Europe
.
When
I
was
just
preparing
to
pay
my
attendance
on
the
emperor
of
Blefuscu
,
a
considerable
person
at
court
(
to
whom
I
had
been
very
serviceable
,
at
a
time
when
he
lay
under
the
highest
displeasure
of
his
imperial
majesty
)
)
came
to
my
house
very
privately
at
night
,
in
a
close
chair
,
and
,
without
sending
his
name
,
desired
admittance
.
The
chairmen
were
dismissed
;
I
put
the
chair
,
with
his
lordship
in
it
,
into
my
coat-pocket
:
and
,
giving
orders
to
a
trusty
servant
,
to
say
I
was
indisposed
and
gone
to
sleep
,
I
fastened
the
door
of
my
house
,
placed
the
chair
on
the
table
,
according
to
my
usual
custom
,
and
sat
down
by
it
.
After
the
common
salutations
were
over
,
observing
his
lordship
's
countenance
full
of
concern
,
and
inquiring
into
the
reason
,
he
desired
"
I
would
hear
him
with
patience
,
in
a
matter
that
highly
concerned
my
honour
and
my
life
.
"
His
speech
was
to
the
following
effect
,
for
I
took
notes
of
it
as
soon
as
he
left
me
:
--
"
You
are
to
know
,
"
said
he
,
"
that
several
committees
of
council
have
been
lately
called
,
in
the
most
private
manner
,
on
your
account
;
and
it
is
but
two
days
since
his
majesty
came
to
a
full
resolution
.
"
You
are
very
sensible
that
Skyresh
Bolgolam
"
(
galbet
,
or
high-admiral
)
)
"
has
been
your
mortal
enemy
,
almost
ever
since
your
arrival
.
His
original
reasons
I
know
not
;
but
his
hatred
is
increased
since
your
great
success
against
Blefuscu
,
by
which
his
glory
as
admiral
is
much
obscured
.
This
lord
,
in
conjunction
with
Flimnap
the
high-treasurer
,
whose
enmity
against
you
is
notorious
on
account
of
his
lady
,
Limtoc
the
general
,
Lalcon
the
chamberlain
,
and
Balmuff
the
grand
justiciary
,
have
prepared
articles
of
impeachment
against
you
,
for
treason
and
other
capital
crimes
.
"
This
preface
made
me
so
impatient
,
being
conscious
of
my
own
merits
and
innocence
,
that
I
was
going
to
interrupt
him
;
when
he
entreated
me
to
be
silent
,
and
thus
proceeded
:
--
"
Out
of
gratitude
for
the
favours
you
have
done
me
,
I
procured
information
of
the
whole
proceedings
,
and
a
copy
of
the
articles
;
wherein
I
venture
my
head
for
your
service
.
"
'
Articles
of
Impeachment
against
QUINBUS
FLESTRIN
,
(
(
the
Man-Mountain
.
)
)
ARTICLE
I.
"
'
Whereas
,
by
a
statute
made
in
the
reign
of
his
imperial
majesty
Calin
Deffar
Plune
,
it
is
enacted
,
that
,
whoever
shall
make
water
within
the
precincts
of
the
royal
palace
,
shall
be
liable
to
the
pains
and
penalties
of
high-treason
;
notwithstanding
,
the
said
Quinbus
Flestrin
,
in
open
breach
of
the
said
law
,
under
colour
of
extinguishing
the
fire
kindled
in
the
apartment
of
his
majesty
's
most
dear
imperial
consort
,
did
maliciously
,
traitorously
,
and
devilishly
,
by
discharge
of
his
urine
,
put
out
the
said
fire
kindled
in
the
said
apartment
,
lying
and
being
within
the
precincts
of
the
said
royal
palace
,
against
the
statute
in
that
case
provided
,
etc.
against
the
duty
,
etc.
.
