about eleven in the morning
In this park are several small enclosures for cattle , corn , and gardening . The governor and his family are served and attended by domestics of a kind somewhat unusual . By his skill in necromancy he has a power of calling whom he pleases from the dead , and commanding their service for twenty-four hours , but no longer ; nor can he call the same persons up again in less than three months , except upon very extraordinary occasions . When we arrived at the island , which was about eleven in the morning , one of the gentlemen who accompanied me went to the governor , and desired admittance for a stranger , who came on purpose to have the honour of attending on his highness . This was immediately granted , and we all three entered the gate of the palace between two rows of guards , armed and dressed after a very antic manner , and with something in their countenances that made my flesh creep with a horror I can not express . We passed through several apartments , between servants of the same sort , ranked on each side as before , till we came to the chamber of presence ; where , after three profound obeisances , and a few general questions , we were permitted to sit on three stools , near the lowest step of his highness 's throne . He understood the language of Balnibarbi , although it was different from that of this island .