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One
morning
,
about
a
fortnight
after
I
had
obtained
my
liberty
,
Reldresal
,
principal
secretary
(
(
as
they
style
him
)
)
for
private
affairs
,
came
to
my
house
attended
only
by
one
servant
.
He
ordered
his
coach
to
wait
at
a
distance
,
and
desired
I
would
give
him
an
hours
audience
;
which
I
readily
consented
to
,
on
account
of
his
quality
and
personal
merits
,
as
well
as
of
the
many
good
offices
he
had
done
me
during
my
solicitations
at
court
.
I
offered
to
lie
down
that
he
might
the
more
conveniently
reach
my
ear
,
but
he
chose
rather
to
let
me
hold
him
in
my
hand
during
our
conversation
.
He
began
with
compliments
on
my
liberty
;
said
"
he
might
pretend
to
some
merit
in
it
;
"
but
,
however
,
added
,
"
that
if
it
had
not
been
for
the
present
situation
of
things
at
court
,
perhaps
I
might
not
have
obtained
it
so
soon
.
For
,
"
said
he
,
"
as
flourishing
a
condition
as
we
may
appear
to
be
in
to
foreigners
,
we
labour
under
two
mighty
evils
:
a
violent
faction
at
home
,
and
the
danger
of
an
invasion
,
by
a
most
potent
enemy
,
from
abroad
.
As
to
the
first
,
you
are
to
understand
,
that
for
about
seventy
moons
past
there
have
been
two
struggling
parties
in
this
empire
,
under
the
names
of
Tramecksan
and
Slamecksan
,
from
the
high
and
low
heels
of
their
shoes
,
by
which
they
distinguish
themselves
.
It
is
alleged
,
indeed
,
that
the
high
heels
are
most
agreeable
to
our
ancient
constitution
;
but
,
however
this
be
,
his
majesty
has
determined
to
make
use
only
of
low
heels
in
the
administration
of
the
government
,
and
all
offices
in
the
gift
of
the
crown
,
as
you
can
not
but
observe
;
and
particularly
that
his
majesty
's
imperial
heels
are
lower
at
least
by
a
drurr
than
any
of
his
court
(
(
drurr
is
a
measure
about
the
fourteenth
part
of
an
inch
)
)
.
The
animosities
between
these
two
parties
run
so
high
,
that
they
will
neither
eat
,
nor
drink
,
nor
talk
with
each
other
.
We
compute
the
Tramecksan
,
or
high
heels
,
to
exceed
us
in
number
;
but
the
power
is
wholly
on
our
side
.
We
apprehend
his
imperial
highness
,
the
heir
to
the
crown
,
to
have
some
tendency
towards
the
high
heels
;
at
least
we
can
plainly
discover
that
one
of
his
heels
is
higher
than
the
other
,
which
gives
him
a
hobble
in
his
gait
.
Now
,
in
the
midst
of
these
intestine
disquiets
,
we
are
threatened
with
an
invasion
from
the
island
of
Blefuscu
,
which
is
the
other
great
empire
of
the
universe
,
almost
as
large
and
powerful
as
this
of
his
majesty
.
For
as
to
what
we
have
heard
you
affirm
,
that
there
are
other
kingdoms
and
states
in
the
world
inhabited
by
human
creatures
as
large
as
yourself
,
our
philosophers
are
in
much
doubt
,
and
would
rather
conjecture
that
you
dropped
from
the
moon
,
or
one
of
the
stars
;
because
it
is
certain
,
that
a
hundred
mortals
of
your
bulk
would
in
a
short
time
destroy
all
the
fruits
and
cattle
of
his
majesty
's
dominions
:
besides
,
our
histories
of
six
thousand
moons
make
no
mention
of
any
other
regions
than
the
two
great
empires
of
Lilliput
and
Blefuscu
.
Which
two
mighty
powers
have
,
as
I
was
going
to
tell
you
,
been
engaged
in
a
most
obstinate
war
for
six-and-thirty
moons
past
.
It
began
upon
the
following
occasion
.
It
is
allowed
on
all
hands
,
that
the
primitive
way
of
breaking
eggs
,
before
we
eat
them
,
was
upon
the
larger
end
;
but
his
present
majesty
's
grandfather
,
while
he
was
a
boy
,
going
to
eat
an
egg
,
and
breaking
it
according
to
the
ancient
practice
,
happened
to
cut
one
of
his
fingers
.
Whereupon
the
emperor
his
father
published
an
edict
,
commanding
all
his
subjects
,
upon
great
penalties
,
to
break
the
smaller
end
of
their
eggs
.
The
people
so
highly
resented
this
law
,
that
our
histories
tell
us
,
there
have
been
six
rebellions
raised
on
that
account
;
wherein
one
emperor
lost
his
life
,
and
another
his
crown
.
These
civil
commotions
were
constantly
fomented
by
the
monarchs
of
Blefuscu
;
and
when
they
were
quelled
,
the
exiles
always
fled
for
refuge
to
that
empire
.
It
is
computed
that
eleven
thousand
persons
have
at
several
times
suffered
death
,
rather
than
submit
to
break
their
eggs
at
the
smaller
end
.
Many
hundred
large
volumes
have
been
published
upon
this
controversy
:
but
the
books
of
the
Big-endians
have
been
long
forbidden
,
and
the
whole
party
rendered
incapable
by
law
of
holding
employments
.
During
the
course
of
these
troubles
,
the
emperors
of
Blefusca
did
frequently
expostulate
by
their
ambassadors
,
accusing
us
of
making
a
schism
in
religion
,
by
offending
against
a
fundamental
doctrine
of
our
great
prophet
Lustrog
,
in
the
fifty-fourth
chapter
of
the
Blundecral
(
(
which
is
their
Alcoran
)
)
.
This
,
however
,
is
thought
to
be
a
mere
strain
upon
the
text
;
for
the
words
are
these
:
'
'
that
all
true
believers
break
their
eggs
at
the
convenient
end
.
'
And
which
is
the
convenient
end
,
seems
,
in
my
humble
opinion
to
be
left
to
every
man
's
conscience
,
or
at
least
in
the
power
of
the
chief
magistrate
to
determine
.
Now
,
the
Big-endian
exiles
have
found
so
much
credit
in
the
emperor
of
Blefuscu
's
court
,
and
so
much
private
assistance
and
encouragement
from
their
party
here
at
home
,
that
a
bloody
war
has
been
carried
on
between
the
two
empires
for
six-and-thirty
moons
,
with
various
success
;
during
which
time
we
have
lost
forty
capital
ships
,
and
a
much
a
greater
number
of
smaller
vessels
,
together
with
thirty
thousand
of
our
best
seamen
and
soldiers
;
and
the
damage
received
by
the
enemy
is
reckoned
to
be
somewhat
greater
than
ours
.
However
,
they
have
now
equipped
a
numerous
fleet
,
and
are
just
preparing
to
make
a
descent
upon
us
;
and
his
imperial
majesty
,
placing
great
confidence
in
your
valour
and
strength
,
has
commanded
me
to
lay
this
account
of
his
affairs
before
you
.
"
I
desired
the
secretary
to
present
my
humble
duty
to
the
emperor
;
and
to
let
him
know
,
"
that
I
thought
it
would
not
become
me
,
who
was
a
foreigner
,
to
interfere
with
parties
;
but
I
was
ready
,
with
the
hazard
of
my
life
,
to
defend
his
person
and
state
against
all
invaders
.
"
The
empire
of
Blefuscu
is
an
island
situated
to
the
north-east
of
Lilliput
,
from
which
it
is
parted
only
by
a
channel
of
eight
hundred
yards
wide
.
I
had
not
yet
seen
it
,
and
upon
this
notice
of
an
intended
invasion
,
I
avoided
appearing
on
that
side
of
the
coast
,
for
fear
of
being
discovered
,
by
some
of
the
enemy
's
ships
,
who
had
received
no
intelligence
of
me
;
all
intercourse
between
the
two
empires
having
been
strictly
forbidden
during
the
war
,
upon
pain
of
death
,
and
an
embargo
laid
by
our
emperor
upon
all
vessels
whatsoever
.
I
communicated
to
his
majesty
a
project
I
had
formed
of
seizing
the
enemy
's
whole
fleet
;
which
,
as
our
scouts
assured
us
,
lay
at
anchor
in
the
harbour
,
ready
to
sail
with
the
first
fair
wind
.
I
consulted
the
most
experienced
seamen
upon
the
depth
of
the
channel
,
which
they
had
often
plumbed
;
who
told
me
,
that
in
the
middle
,
at
high-water
,
it
was
seventy
glumgluffs
deep
,
which
is
about
six
feet
of
European
measure
;
and
the
rest
of
it
fifty
glumgluffs
at
most
.
I
walked
towards
the
north-east
coast
,
over
against
Blefuscu
,
where
,
lying
down
behind
a
hillock
,
I
took
out
my
small
perspective
glass
,
and
viewed
the
enemy
's
fleet
at
anchor
,
consisting
of
about
fifty
men
of
war
,
and
a
great
number
of
transports
:
I
then
came
back
to
my
house
,
and
gave
orders
(
(
for
which
I
had
a
warrant
)
)
for
a
great
quantity
of
the
strongest
cable
and
bars
of
iron
.
The
cable
was
about
as
thick
as
packthread
and
the
bars
of
the
length
and
size
of
a
knitting-needle
.
I
trebled
the
cable
to
make
it
stronger
,
and
for
the
same
reason
I
twisted
three
of
the
iron
bars
together
,
bending
the
extremities
into
a
hook
.
Having
thus
fixed
fifty
hooks
to
as
many
cables
,
I
went
back
to
the
north-east
coast
,
and
putting
off
my
coat
,
shoes
,
and
stockings
,
walked
into
the
sea
,
in
my
leathern
jerkin
,
about
half
an
hour
before
high
water
.
I
waded
with
what
haste
I
could
,
and
swam
in
the
middle
about
thirty
yards
,
till
I
felt
ground
.
I
arrived
at
the
fleet
in
less
than
half
an
hour
.
The
enemy
was
so
frightened
when
they
saw
me
,
that
they
leaped
out
of
their
ships
,
and
swam
to
shore
,
where
there
could
not
be
fewer
than
thirty
thousand
souls
.
I
then
took
my
tackling
,
and
,
fastening
a
hook
to
the
hole
at
the
prow
of
each
,
I
tied
all
the
cords
together
at
the
end
.
While
I
was
thus
employed
,
the
enemy
discharged
several
thousand
arrows
,
many
of
which
stuck
in
my
hands
and
face
,
and
,
beside
the
excessive
smart
,
gave
me
much
disturbance
in
my
work
.
My
greatest
apprehension
was
for
mine
eyes
,
which
I
should
have
infallibly
lost
,
if
I
had
not
suddenly
thought
of
an
expedient
.
I
kept
,
among
other
little
necessaries
,
a
pair
of
spectacles
in
a
private
pocket
,
which
,
as
I
observed
before
,
had
escaped
the
emperor
's
searchers
.
These
I
took
out
and
fastened
as
strongly
as
I
could
upon
my
nose
,
and
thus
armed
,
went
on
boldly
with
my
work
,
in
spite
of
the
enemy
's
arrows
,
many
of
which
struck
against
the
glasses
of
my
spectacles
,
but
without
any
other
effect
,
further
than
a
little
to
discompose
them
.
I
had
now
fastened
all
the
hooks
,
and
,
taking
the
knot
in
my
hand
,
began
to
pull
;
but
not
a
ship
would
stir
,
for
they
were
all
too
fast
held
by
their
anchors
,
so
that
the
boldest
part
of
my
enterprise
remained
.
I
therefore
let
go
the
cord
,
and
leaving
the
looks
fixed
to
the
ships
,
I
resolutely
cut
with
my
knife
the
cables
that
fastened
the
anchors
,
receiving
about
two
hundred
shots
in
my
face
and
hands
;
then
I
took
up
the
knotted
end
of
the
cables
,
to
which
my
hooks
were
tied
,
and
with
great
ease
drew
fifty
of
the
enemy
's
largest
men
of
war
after
me
.
The
Blefuscudians
,
who
had
not
the
least
imagination
of
what
I
intended
,
were
at
first
confounded
with
astonishment
.
They
had
seen
me
cut
the
cables
,
and
thought
my
design
was
only
to
let
the
ships
run
adrift
or
fall
foul
on
each
other
:
but
when
they
perceived
the
whole
fleet
moving
in
order
,
and
saw
me
pulling
at
the
end
,
they
set
up
such
a
scream
of
grief
and
despair
as
it
is
almost
impossible
to
describe
or
conceive
.
When
I
had
got
out
of
danger
,
I
stopped
awhile
to
pick
out
the
arrows
that
stuck
in
my
hands
and
face
;
and
rubbed
on
some
of
the
same
ointment
that
was
given
me
at
my
first
arrival
,
as
I
have
formerly
mentioned
.
I
then
took
off
my
spectacles
,
and
waiting
about
an
hour
,
till
the
tide
was
a
little
fallen
,
I
waded
through
the
middle
with
my
cargo
,
and
arrived
safe
at
the
royal
port
of
Lilliput
.
The
emperor
and
his
whole
court
stood
on
the
shore
,
expecting
the
issue
of
this
great
adventure
.
They
saw
the
ships
move
forward
in
a
large
half-moon
,
but
could
not
discern
me
,
who
was
up
to
my
breast
in
water
.
When
I
advanced
to
the
middle
of
the
channel
,
they
were
yet
more
in
pain
,
because
I
was
under
water
to
my
neck
.
The
emperor
concluded
me
to
be
drowned
,
and
that
the
enemy
's
fleet
was
approaching
in
a
hostile
manner
:
but
he
was
soon
eased
of
his
fears
;
for
the
channel
growing
shallower
every
step
I
made
,
I
came
in
a
short
time
within
hearing
,
and
holding
up
the
end
of
the
cable
,
by
which
the
fleet
was
fastened
,
I
cried
in
a
loud
voice
,
"
Long
live
the
most
puissant
king
of
Lilliput
!
"
This
great
prince
received
me
at
my
landing
with
all
possible
encomiums
,
and
created
me
a
nardac
upon
the
spot
,
which
is
the
highest
title
of
honour
among
them
.
His
majesty
desired
I
would
take
some
other
opportunity
of
bringing
all
the
rest
of
his
enemy
's
ships
into
his
ports
.
And
so
unmeasureable
is
the
ambition
of
princes
,
that
he
seemed
to
think
of
nothing
less
than
reducing
the
whole
empire
of
Blefuscu
into
a
province
,
and
governing
it
,
by
a
viceroy
;
of
destroying
the
Big-endian
exiles
,
and
compelling
that
people
to
break
the
smaller
end
of
their
eggs
,
by
which
he
would
remain
the
sole
monarch
of
the
whole
world
.
But
I
endeavoured
to
divert
him
from
this
design
,
by
many
arguments
drawn
from
the
topics
of
policy
as
well
as
justice
;
