The reader may remember, that when i signed those articles upon which i recovered my liberty, there were some which i disliked, upon account of their being too servile; neither could anything but an extreme necessity have forced me to submit. but being now a nardac of the highest rank in that empire, such offices were looked upon as below my dignity, and the emperor (to do him justice), never once mentioned them to me. however, it was not long before i had an opportunity of doing his majesty, at least as i then thought, a most signal service.
based on the passage above, what could a reader infer about gulliver’s relationship with the lilliputians?
a. the relationship between gulliver and the lilliputians has changed because gulliver has been elevated to the rank of nardac
b. the lilliputians and gulliver have always maintained a positive relationship with each other
c. gulliver wishes to terminate his relationship with the lilliputians immediately.
d. the emperor of lilliput has continued to abuse his relationship with gulliver.