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“Goon，Pole，doyourstuff，”whisperedScrubb.

Jillfoundthathermouthwassodrythatshecouldn’tspeakaword.ShenoddedsavagelyatScrubb.

Thinkingtohimselfthathewouldneverforgiveher（orPuddleglumeither），ScrubblickedhislipsandshouteduptotheKinggiant.

“Ifyouplease，Sire，theLadyoftheGreenKirtlesalutesyoubyusandsaidyou’dliketohaveusforyourAutumnFeast.”

ThegiantKingandQueenlookedateachother，noddedtoeachother，andsmiledinawaythatJilldidn’texactlylike.ShelikedtheKingbetterthantheQueen.Hehadafine，curledbeardandastraighteagle-likenose，andwasreallyrathergood-lookingasgiantsgo.TheQueenwasdreadfullyfatandhadadoublechinandafat，powderedface—whichisn’taverynicethingatthebestoftimes，andofcourselooksmuchworsewhenitistentimestoobig.ThentheKingputouthistongueandlickedhislips.Anyonemightdothat：buthistonguewassoverylargeandred，andcameoutsounexpectedly，thatitgaveJillquiteashock.

“Oh，whatgoodchildren！”saidtheQueen.（“Perhapsshe’stheniceoneafterall，”thoughtJill.）

“Yesindeed，”saidtheKing.Quiteexcellentchildren.Wewelcomeyoutoourcourt.Givemeyourhands.”

Hestretcheddownhisgreatrighthand—verycleanandwithanynumberofringsonthefingers，butalsowithterriblepointednails.Hewasmuchtoobigtoshakethehandswhichthechildren，inturn，helduptohim；butheshookthearms.

“Andwhat’sthat？”askedtheKing，pointingtoPuddleglu

“Reshpeckobiggle，”saidPuddleglu

“Oh！”screamedtheQueen，gatheringherskirtscloseaboutherankles.“Thehorridthing！It’salive.”

“He’squiteallright，yourMajesty，really，heis，”saidScrubbhastily.“You’lllikehimmuchbetterwhenyougettoknowhiI’msureyouwill.”

Ihopeyouwon’tloseallinterestinJillfortherestofthebookifItellyouthatatthismomentshebegantocry.Therewasagooddealofexcuseforher.Herfeetandhandsandearsandnosewerestillonlyjustbeginningtothaw；meltedsnowwastricklingoffherclothes；shehadhadhardlyanythingtoeatordrinkthatday；andherlegswereachingsothatshefeltshecouldnotgoonstandingmuchlonger.Anyway，itdidmoregoodatthemomentthananythingelsewouldhavedone，fortheQueensaid：“Ah，thepoorchild！Mylord，wedowrongtokeepourguestsstanding.Quick，someofyou！Takethemaway.Givethemfoodandwineandbaths.Comfortthelittlegirl.Giveherlollipops，giveherdolls，giveherphysics，giveherallyoucanthinkof—possetsandcomfitsandcarawaysandlullabiesandtoys.Don’tcry，littlegirl，oryouwon’tbegoodforanythingwhenthefeastcomes.”

JillwasjustasindignantasyouandIwouldhavebeenatthementionoftoysanddolls；and，thoughlollipopsandcomfitsmightbeallverywellintheirway，sheverymuchhopedthatsomethingmoresolidwouldbeprovided.TheQueen’sfoolishspeech，however，producedexcellentresults，forPuddleglumandScrubbwereatoncepickedupbygiganticgentlemen-in-waiting，andJillbyagiganticmaidofhonour，andcarriedofftotheirrooms.

Jill’sroomwasaboutthesizeofachurch，andwouldhavebeenrathergrimifithadnothadaroaringfireonthehearthandaverythickcrimsoncarpetonthefloor.Andheredelightfulthingsbegantohappentoher.ShewashandedovertotheQueen’soldNurse，whowas，fromthegiants’pointofview，alittleoldwomanalmostbentdoublewithage，and，fromthehumanpointofview，agiantesssmallenoughtogoaboutanordinaryroomwithoutknockingherheadontheceiling.Shewasverycapable，thoughJilldidwishshewouldn’tkeeponclickinghertongueandsayingthingslike“Ohla，la！Ups-a-daisy”and“There’saduck”and“Nowwe’llbeallright，mypoppet”.Shefilledagiantfoot-bathwithhotwaterandhelpedJillintoit.Ifyoucanswim（asJillcould）agiantbathisalovelything.Andgianttowels，

thoughabitroughandcoarse，arelovelytoo，becausethereareacresoftheInfactyoudon’tneedtodryatall，youjustrollaboutontheminfrontofthefireandenjoyyourself.Andwhenthatwasover，clean，fresh，warmedclotheswereputonJill：verysplendidclothesandalittletoobigforher，butclearlymadeforhumansnotgiantesses.“Isupposeifthatwomaninthegreenkirtlecomeshere，theymustbeusedtoguestsofoursize，”thoughtJill.

Shesoonsawthatshewasrightaboutthis，foratableandchairoftherightheightforanordinarygrown-uphumanwereplacedforher，andtheknivesandforksandspoonswerethepropersizetoo.Itwasdelightfultositdown，feelingwarmandcleanatlast.Herfeetwerestillbareanditwaslovelytotreadonthegiantcarpet.Shesankinitwelloverheranklesanditwasjustthethingforsorefeet.Themeal—whichIsupposewemustcalldinner，thoughitwasnearerteatime—wascock-a-leekiesoup，andhotroastturkey，andasteamedpudding，androastchestnuts，andasmuchfruitasyoucouldeat.

TheonlyannoyingthingwasthattheNursekeptcominginandout，andeverytimeshecamein，shebroughtagigantictoywithher—ahugedoll，biggerthanJillherself，awoodenhorseonwheels，aboutthesizeofanelephant，adrumthatlookedlikeayounggasometer，andawoollylamb.Theywerecrude，badlymadethings，paintedinverybrightcolours，andJillhatedthesightoftheShekeptontellingtheNurseshedidn’twantthem，buttheNursesaid：“Tut-tut-tut-tut.You’llwant’emallrightwhenyou’vehadabitofarest，Iknow！Te-he-he！Beddybye，now.Apreciouspoppet！”

Thebedwasnotagiantbedbutonlyabigfour-poster，likewhatyoumightseeinanold-fashionedhotel；andverysmallitlookedinthatenormousrooShewasverygladtotumbleintoit.

“Isitstillsnowing，Nurse？”sheaskedsleepily.

“No.Rainingnow，ducky！”saidthegiantess.“Rain’llwashawayallthenastysnow.Preciouspoppetwillbeabletogooutandplaytomorrow！”AndshetuckedJillupandsaidgoodnight.

Iknownothingsodisagreeableasbeingkissedbyagiantess.Jillthoughtthesame，butwasasleepinfiveminutes.

Therainfellsteadilyalltheeveningandallthenight，dashingagainstthewindowsofthecastle，andJillneverhearditbutsleptdeeply，pastsuppertimeandpastmidnight.Andthencamethedeadesthourofthenightandnothingstirredbutmiceinthehouseofthegiants.AtthathourtherecametoJilladreaItseemedtoherthatsheawokeinthesameroomandsawthefire，sunklowandred，andinthefirelightthegreatwoodenhorse.Andthehorsecameofitsownwill，rollingonitswheelsacrossthecarpet，andstoodatherhead.Andnowitwasnolongerahorse，butalionasbigasthehorse.Andthenitwasnotatoylion，butareallion，TheRealLion，justasshehadseenhimonthemountainbeyondtheworld’send.Andasmellofallsweet-smellingthingstherearefilledtherooButtherewassometroubleinJill’smind，thoughshecouldnotthinkwhatitwas，andthetearsstreameddownherfaceandwetthepillow.TheLiontoldhertorepeatthesigns，andshefoundthatshehadforgottenthemall.Atthat，agreathorrorcameoverher.AndAslantookherupinhisjaws（shecouldfeelhislipsandhisbreathbutnothisteeth）andcarriedhertothewindowandmadeherlookout.Themoonshonebright；andwritteningreatlettersacrosstheworldorthesky（shedidnotknowwhich）werethewordsUNDERME.Afterthat，thedreamfadedaway，andwhenshewoke，verylatenextmorning，shedidnotrememberthatshehaddreamedatall.

ShewasupanddressedandhadfinishedbreakfastinfrontofthefirewhentheNurseopenedthedoorandsaid：“Here’sprettypoppet’slittlefriendscometoplaywithher.”

IncameScrubbandtheMarsh-wiggle.

“Hullo！Goodmorning，”saidJill.“Isn’tthisfun？I’vesleptaboutfifteenhours，Ibelieve.Idofeelbetter，don’tyou？”

“1do，”saidScrubb，“butPuddleglumsayshehasaheadache.Hullo！—yourwindowhasawindowseat.Ifwegotuponthat，wecouldseeout.”Andatoncetheyalldidso：andatthefirstglanceJillsaid，“Oh，howperfectlydreadful！”

Thesunwasshiningand，exceptforafewdrifts，thesnowhadbeenalmostcompletelywashedawaybytherain.Downbelowthem，spreadoutlikeamap，laytheflathill-topwhichtheyhadstruggledoveryesterdayafternoon；seenfromthecastle，itcouldnotbemistakenforanythingbuttheruinsofagiganticcity.Ithadbeenflat，asJillnowsaw，becauseitwasstill，onthewhole，paved，thoughinplacesthepavementwasbroken.Thecriss-crossbankswerewhatwasleftofthewallsofhugebuildingswhichmightoncehavebeengiants’palacesandtemples.Onebitofwall，aboutfivehundredfeethigh，wasstillstanding；itwasthatwhichshehadthoughtwasacliff.Thethingsthathadlookedlikefactorychimneyswereenormouspillars，brokenoffatunequalheights；theirfragmentslayattheirbaseslikefelledtreesofmonstrousstone.Theledgeswhichtheyhadclimbeddownonthenorthsideofthehill—andalso，nodoubttheotherledgeswhichtheyhadclimbeduponthesouthside—weretheremainingstepsofgiantstairs.Tocrownall，inlarge，darkletteringacrossthecentreofthepavement，ranthewordsUNDERME.

Thethreetravellerslookedateachotherindismay，and，afterashortwhistle，Scrubbsaidwhattheywereallthinking，“Thesecondandthirdsignsmuffed.”AndatthatmomentJill’sdreamrushedbackintohermind.

“It’smyfault，”shesaidindespairingtones.“I—I’dgivenuprepeatingthesignseverynight.IfI’dbeenthinkingaboutthemIcouldhaveseenitwasthecity，eveninallthatsnow.”

“I’mworse，”saidPuddleglu“Ididsee，ornearly.Ithoughtitlookeduncommonlylikearuinedcity.”

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