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 , on the people in general , that I began to have hopes of getting my liberty in a short time . The natives came by degrees to be less fearful of danger from me . I would sometimes lie down and let five or six of them dance on my hand ; and at last the boys and girls ventured to come and play at hide-and-seek in my hair . The horses of the army and of the royal stables were no longer shy , having been daily led before me ; and one of the Emperor 's huntsmen , on a large courser , took my foot , shoe and all , which was indeed a prodigious leap . I amused the Emperor one day in a very extraordinary manner . I took nine sticks , and fixed them firmly in the ground in a square . Then I took four other sticks , and tied them parallel at each corner , about two feet from the ground . I fastened my handkerchief to the nine sticks that stood erect , and extended it on all sides till it was as tight as the top of a drum ; and I desired the Emperor to let a troop of his best horse , twenty-four in number , come and exercise upon this plain . His majesty approved of the proposal , and I took them up one by one , with the proper officers to exercise them .
As soon as they got into order they divided into two parties , discharged blunt arrows , drew their swords , fled and pursued , and , XXXXX short , showed the best military discipline I ever beheld .
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