The relief from pain and hunger made me drowsy , and presently I fell asleep . I slept about eight hours , as I was told afterward ; and it was no wonder , for the physicians , by the Emperor 's orders , had mingled a sleeping draught in the hogsheads of wine . It seems that , when I was discovered sleeping on the ground after my landing , the Emperor had early notice of it , and determined that I should be tied in the manner I have related -LRB- which was done in the night , while I slept -RRB- , that plenty of meat and drink should be sent me , and a machine prepared to carry me to the capital city . Five hundred carpenters and engineers were immediately set to work to prepare the engine . It was a frame of wood , raised three inches from the ground , about seven feet long and four wide , moving upon twenty-two wheels . But the difficulty was to place me on it . Eighty poles were erected for this purpose , and very strong cords fastened to bandages which the workmen had tied round my neck , hands , body , and legs . Nine hundred of the strongest men were employed to draw up these cords by pulleys fastened on the poles , and in less than three hours I was raised and slung into the engine , and there tied fast . Fifteen hundred of the Emperor 's largest horses , each about four inches and a half high , were then employed to draw me toward the capital . But while all this was done I still lay in a deep sleep , and I did not wake till four hours after we began our journey . The Emperor and all his Court came out to meet us when we reached the capital ; but his great officials would not suffer his Majesty to risk his person by mounting on my body . Where the carriage stopped there stood an ancient temple , supposed to be the largest in the whole kingdom , and here it was determined that I should lodge . Near the great gate , through which I could easily creep , they fixed ninety-one chains , like those which hang to a lady 's watch , which were locked to my left leg with thirty-six padlocks ; and when the workmen found it was impossible for me to break loose , they cut all the strings that bound me . Then I rose up , feeling as melancholy as ever I did in my life . But the noise and astonishment of the people on seeing me rise and walk were inexpressible . The chains that held my left leg were about two yards long , and gave me not only freedom to walk backward and forward in a semicircle , but to creep in and lie at full length inside the temple . The Emperor , advancing toward me from among his courtiers , all most magnificently clad , surveyed me with great admiration , but kept beyond the length of my chain . 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 XXXXX gold , adorned with jewels and a plume .
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