He was taller by about the breadth of my nail than any of his Court , which alone was enough to strike awe into the beholders , and graceful and majestic . The better to behold him , I lay down on my side , so that my face was level with his , and he stood three yards off . However , I have had him since many times in my hand , and therefore can not be deceived . His dress was very simple ; but he wore a light helmet of gold , adorned with jewels and a plume . He held his sword drawn in his hand , to defend himself if I should break loose ; it was almost three inches long , and the hilt was of gold , enriched with diamonds . His voice was shrill , but very clear . His Imperial Majesty spoke often to me , and I answered ; but neither of us could understand a word . CHAPTER II After about two hours the Court retired , and I was left with a strong guard to keep away the crowd , some of whom had had the impudence to shoot their arrows at me as I sat by the door of my house . But the colonel ordered six of them to be seized and delivered bound into my hands . I put five of them into my coat pocket ; and as to the sixth , I made a face as if I would eat him alive . The poor man screamed terribly , and the colonel and his officers were much distressed , especially when they saw me take out my penknife . But I soon set them at ease , for , cutting the strings he was bound with , I put him gently on the ground , and away he ran . I treated the rest in the same manner , taking them one by one out of my pocket ; and I saw that both the soldiers and people were delighted at this mark of my kindness . Toward night I got with some difficulty into my house , where I lay on the ground , as I had to do for a fortnight , till a bed was prepared for me out of six hundred beds of the ordinary measure . Six hundred servants were appointed me , and three hundred tailors made me a suit of clothes . Moreover , six of his Majesty 's greatest scholars were employed to teach me their language , so that soon I was able to converse after a fashion with the Emperor , who often honored me with his visits . The first words I learned were to desire that he would please to give me my liberty , which I every day repeated on my knees ; but he answered that this must be a work of time , and that first I must swear a peace with him and his kingdom . He told me also that by the laws of the nation I must be searched by two of his officers , and that as this could not be done without my help , he trusted them in my hands , and whatever they took from me should be returned when I left the country . I took up the two officers , and put them into my coat pockets . These gentlemen , having pen , ink , and paper about them , made an exact list of everything they saw , which I afterward translated into English , and which ran as follows : `` In the right coat pocket of the great Man-Mountain we found only one great piece of coarse cloth , large enough to cover the carpet of your Majesty 's chief room of state .
In the left pocket we saw a huge silver chest , XXXXX a silver cover , which we could not lift .
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