He seem’d highly delighted to hear me speak, and viewed me with a visible Surprize.  My Master coming to me, said, Ednu sinvi? which I repeated after him (as I perceiv’d he was desirous I should) to the great Satisfaction of the Minister, who, as I have since known, desired to purchase, have me taught the Cacklogallinian and Court Language (for the Court did not speak that of the Country, for a Reason hereafter to be mention’d) and present me to his Imperial Majesty, as the greatest Rarity in Nature.  When he bid my Master set a Price, he answer’d, That his Lordship’s doing him the Honour to accept such a Trifle from his Slave, he esteem’d beyond any Sum of Money, notwithstanding his Poverty.

  Well, says the Grandee, bring him to me to-morrow, I accept the
  Present, and you shall have no Reason to repent your trusting to me.

The Minister got into his Palanquin, and his four Bearers flew off with him with that incredible Swiftness, his Attendance had much ado to keep up with it.

The next Morning, my Master taking me by the Sleeve with his Beak, led me out of Doors, and then walk’d forward.  I stood still, and he returned, pull’d me by the Coat, and walk’d on again; by which I guess’d he would have me follow him, as I accordingly did, accompanied by one of his Servants, who kept by my Side.  He went too fast, for me to keep him Company; which he perceiving, spoke to the Servant, and they took Wing together, and each of them laying hold on an Arm, lifted me about Thirty Foot from the Ground, and in Four Hours, alighted about a Quarter of a Mile distant from a very large Town.

I had forgot to acquaint the Reader, that before I began this airy Journey, my Master took a Mantle, which his Servant carried under his Wing, and cover’d me, that I had only an Open to see and respire:  This was to prevent the Impertinence he might expect from the Mob at the Sight of such a Novelty as I was.

When we alighted, he made Signs to me to lye down, sent his Servant to the Town, and cover’d me all over.  The Servant soon returned with a close Palanquin, which they made me Signs to go into, and I was in an Instant hurried thro’ the Air, and set down in a Stable Yard, and conducted from thence into a little House, to which this Yard afforded the only Passage.  Both the Avenue, and the Smallness of the House no way answerable to the Charge and Titles of the Minister to whom it belong’d, were Matter of Surprize to me; tho’ I since learnt it was in him Policy, that he made no greater Figure in Town than a private Gentleman, not to encrease the Number of those who envied him; for tho’ he was now Nine Foot high, yet in a late Reign he was dwindled from the Height peculiar to the Rank of his Family, of Six Foot Nine Inches, to Three Foot Ten.  In the Country, I was told his Seat far exceeded any of the Royal Palaces, tho’ as yet not finish’d, and both his Furniture and Equipage were answerable; and he never travelled without a great Number of Servants, who join’d him a Mile or two without the Gates.