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In two months after my return to England from
Lilliput, I took shipping in the Downs, on the 20th
of June, 1702, in the Adventure, bound for Surat.
We had a prosperous gale till we arrived at the Cape
of Good Hope, where we resolved to winter. We
left the Cape about the end of March, and safely
passed the Straits of Madagascar; but having got
northward of that island, we encountered a violent
storm, which lasted for twenty days. During this
storm, which was followed by a strong wind, we were
carried about five hundred leagues to the east, so
that the oldest sailor on board could not tell in what
part of the world we were. On the 16th day of June,
1703, a boy on the top-mast discovered land. On
the 17th we came in view of a great island, or con-
tinent, for we knew not which. We cast anchor
within a league of a creek, and our captain sent a
dozen of his men, well armed, in the long-boat, with
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vessels for water, if any could be found. I desired
his leave to go with them. When we came to land,
we saw no river or spring, nor any sign of inhabitants.
Our men therefore wandered on the shore to find out
some fresh water near the sea, and I walked alone
about a mile on the other side, where I observed the
country all barren and rocky. I began to grow weary,
and, seeing nothing to entertain my curiosity, re-
turned gently down towards the creek; but the sea
being full in my view, I saw our men already got into
the boat, and rowing to the ship. I then observed
a huge creature walking after them in the sea; he
waded not much deeper than his knees, and took pro-
digious strides; but our men having the start of him
half a league, and the sea thereabouts being full of
sharp-pointed rocks, the monster was not able to
overtake the boat. I now ran as fast as I could,
and fell into a high road, for so I took it to be,
though it served the inhabitants only as a footpath.
I was endeavouring to find some gap in the hedge,
when I discovered one of the inhabitants advancing
towards a stile in the next field, of the same size with
him whom I saw in the sea pursuing our boat. He
appeared as tall as an ordinary steeple, and took
about ten yards at every stride. I heard him call in
a voice many degrees louder than a speaking trumpet;
whereupon seven monsters, like himself, came towards
him with reaping-hooks, each hook about the large-
ness of six scythes. Being quite dispirited with toil
and grief, I lay down between two ridges, heartily
wishing I might there end my days, when one of
the reapers, approaching within ten yards of me, I
thought with his next step I should be crushed to
death under his foot, or cut in two with his hook. I
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whereupon the huge creature, looking round, at last
spied me as I lay on the ground. He considered a
while, but at length took me between his fore-finger
and thumb, and brought me within three yards of
his eyes, that he might behold my shape more per-
fectly. I only ventured to raise my eyes towards
the sun, to place my hands together in a supplicating
posture, and to speak some words in a humble,
melancholy tone, suitable to the condition I was in;
for I apprehended every moment that he would dash
me against the ground. He seemed to apprehend
my meaning; for, lifting up the lappet of his coat,
he put me gently into it, and immediately ran along
with me to his master, who was a substantial farmer,
and the same person I had first seen in the field.
The farmer now thought I must be a rational crea-
ture. He then tied me up in his handkerchief, and
carried me home to his wife, who at first screamed
and ran back, but after a while grew extremely
tender of me. It was about twelve at noon, and a
servant brought in dinner. It was one substantial
joint of meat, on a dish of about four-and-twenty feet
in diameter. The company were the farmer and his
wife, three children, and an old grandmother. The
farmer placed me at some distance from him, on the
table, which was thirty feet high from the floor. I
was in a terrible fright, and kept as far as I could
from the edge, for fear of falling. The wife minced
a bit of meat, then crumbled some bread on a trencher
and placed it before me. I made her a low bow,
took out my knife and fork, and fell to eating, which
gave them exceeding delight. The mistress sent
her maid for a small dram-cup, which held about two
gallons, and filled it with drink. I took up the vessel
with much difficulty, and respectfully drank to her
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ladyship's health, expressing the words as loud as I
could in English, which made the company laugh so
heartily that I was almost deafened with the noise.
The liquor tasted like cider, and was not unpleasant.
Then the master made me come to his trencher-side;
but as I walked on the table, being in great surprise,
I happened to stumble against a crust, and fell flat
on my face, but received no hurt. I got up at once,
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I took my hat, and gave three huzzas, to show I had
got no mischief by my fall.
When dinner was almost done, the nurse came in
with a child of a year old in her arms, who imme-
diately spied me, and began a squall that you might
have heard from London Bridge to Chelsea, after the
usual oratory of infants, to get me for a plaything.
The mother, out of pure indulgence, took me up, and
put me towards the child, who presently seized me
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by the middle, and got my head into his mouth, when
I roared so loud that the urchin was frightened, and
let me drop, and I should infallibly have broke my
neck, if the mother had not held her apron under
me.
My mistress had a daughter of nine years old, who
contrived to fit up the baby's cradle for me against
night. The cradle was put in a small drawer of a
cabinet, and the drawer placed on a hanging shelf,

for fear of the rats. She made me seven shirts, and
some other linen, of as fine cloth as could be got,
which indeed was coarser than sackcloth. She was
likewise my schoolmistress to teach me the language.
She was very good-natured, and not above forty feet
high, being little for her age. She gave me the
name Grildrig and I called her my Glumdalclitch, or
little nurse; and should be guilty of great ingrati-
tude if I omitted this honourable mention of her.
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It now began to be known in the neighbourhood that
my master had found a strange animal in the field,
about the bigness of a splacnuck, but exactly shaped
in every part like a human creature; which seemed
to speak in a little language of its own, and had al-
ready learned several words of theirs, was tame and
gentle, would come when it was called, do whatever
it was bid, had the finest limbs in the world, and a
complexion fairer than a nobleman's daughter of
three years old.
old. Another farmer, who lived hard by,
and was a particular friend of my master's, came on
purpose to inquire into the truth of this story. I
was immediately produced, and placed upon the table,
where I walked as I was commanded, drew my dagger,
put it up again, and made my reverence to my
master's guest. This man, who was old and dim-
sighted, put on his spectacles to behold me better ;
at which I could not forbear laughing very heartily,
for his eyes appeared like the full moon shining into
a chamber at two windows.
My master, pursuant to the advice of a friend.
carried me in a box the next market-day to the
neighbouring town, and took along with him his little
daughter, my nurse, upon a pillion behind him. The
box was close on every side, with a little door for me
to go in and out, and a few gimlet-holes to let in air.
After the publication of suitable advertisements, I
was exhibited in public. I was placed upon a table
in the largest room of an inn, which might be near
three hundred feet square. My little nurse stood on
a low stool close to the table, to take care of me, and
direct me what I should do. I turned about several
times to the company, paid my humble respects, said
they were welcome, and used some other speeches I
had been taught. I took up a thimble filled with
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liquor, which Glumdalclitch had given me for a cup,
and drank their health; I drew out my dagger, and
flourished with it after the manner of fencers in
England.
After thus exhibiting me for several successive days
to very crowded companies, my master, finding how
profitable I was likely to be, resolved to carry me to
the most considerable cities of the kingdom. After
suitable preparations, we accordingly set out for the
metropolis, situate near the middle of that empire,
and about three thousand miles distant from our
house.
Here I was shown ten times a day, to the wonder
and satisfaction of all people. I could now speak the
language tolerably well, and perfectly understood
every word that was spoken to me.
The queen having heard of me, sent for my master,
and bought me from him for a thousand pieces of
gold. I begged of her majesty the favour that Glum-
dalclitch, who had always attended me with so much
care and kindness, might be admitted into her service,
and continue to be my nurse and instructer. Her
majesty agreed to my petition, at which the poor girl
was not able to hide her joy. The queen commanded
her own cabinet-maker to contrive a box that might
serve me for a bed-chamber.
The queen became so fond of my company that
she could not dine without me. I had a table placed
upon the same at which her majesty ate, just at her
elbow, and a chair to sit on.
Nothing vexed me so much as the queen's dwarf.
One day this little cub was so nettled with something
I had said to him, that he took me up by the middle
as I was sitting down, and let me drop into a large
silver bowl of cream, and then ran away. But my
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little nurse, who was at the other end of the room, ran
to my relief, and took me out, after I had swallowed
above a quart of cream. The dwarf was soundly
whipped, and, as a further punishment, forced to
drink up the cream into which he had thrown me.
I had now been about two years in this country,
when one day the boy took me out in my box. I told
him to set me down that I might have a nap; and,
while he was amusing himself, an eagle flew away

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with my box, and dropped it into the sea.
I was
soon afterwards picked up by an English ship, the
captain of which entertained me with great kindness,
and desired I would relate my travels, and how I
came to be set adrift in that monstrous wooden chest ;
which I did to his great amusement.
We then held on our course, and at last reached
the Downs, on the third day of June, 1706, about nine
months after my escape.

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