He asked me, "who made the ship, and how it was possible that the Houyhnhnms of my country would leave it to the management of brutes?" My answer was, "that I durst proceed no further in my relation, unless he would give me his word and honour that he would not be offended, and then I would tell him the wonders I had so often promised." He agreed;
Nork egin zuen ontzia galdetu zidan, eta nola zitekeen nire herrialdeko houyhnhnmek adimengabeen esku uztea haren gidaritza.