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 , with a silver cover , which we could not lift . We desired that it should be opened , and one of us stepping into it found himself up to the mid-leg in a sort of dust , some of which flying into our faces sent us both into a fit of sneezing . In his right waistcoat pocket we found a number of white thin substances , folded one over another , about the size of three men , tied with a strong cable , and marked with black figures , which we humbly conceive to be writings . In the left there was a sort of engine , from the back of which extended twenty long poles , with which , we conjecture , the Man-Mountain combs his head . In the smaller pocket on the right side were several round flat pieces of white and red metal , of different sizes . Some of the white , which appeared to be silver , were so large and heavy that my comrade and I could hardly lift them . From another pocket hung a huge silver chain , with a wonderful kind of engine fastened to it , a globe half silver and half of some transparent metal ; for on the transparent side we saw certain strange figures , and thought we could touch them till we found our fingers stopped by the shining substance . This engine made an incessant noise , like a water-mill , and we conjecture it is either some unknown animal , or the god he worships , but probably the latter , for he told us that he seldom did anything without consulting it . `` This is a list of what we found about the body of the Man-Mountain , who treated us with great civility . '' I had one private pocket which escaped their search , containing a pair of spectacles and a small spy-glass , which , being of no consequence to the Emperor , I did not think myself bound in honor to discover .
CHAPTER III My gentleness and good behavior gained so far on the Emperor and his Court , and , indeed , XXXXX the people in general , that I began to have hopes of getting my liberty in a short time .
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