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THEothersadmittedafterwardsthatJillhadbeenwonderfulthatday.AssoonastheKingandtherestofthehuntingpartyhadsetoff，shebeganmakingatourofthewholecastleandaskingquestions，butallinsuchaninnocent，babyishwaythatnoonecouldsuspectherofanysecretdesign.Thoughhertonguewasneverstill，youcouldhardlysayshetalked：sheprattledandgiggled.Shemadelovetoeveryone—thegrooms，theporters，thehousemaids，theladies-in-waiting，andtheelderlygiantlordswhosehuntingdayswerepast.Shesubmittedtobeingkissedandpawedaboutbyanynumberofgiantesses，manyofwhomseemedsorryforherandcalledher“apoorlittlething”thoughnoneofthemexplainedwhy.Shemadeespecialfriendswiththecookanddiscoveredtheall-importantfacttherewasascullerydoorwhichletyououtthroughtheouterwall，sothatyoudidnothavetocrossthecourtyardorpassthegreatgatehouse.Inthekitchenshepretendedtobegreedy，andateallsortsofscrapswhichthecookandscullionsdelightedtogiveher.Butupstairsamongtheladiessheaskedquestionsabouthowshewouldbedressedforthegreatfeast，andhowlongshewouldbeallowedtositup，andwhethershewoulddancewithsomevery，verysmallgiant.Andthen（itmadeherhotalloverwhensheremembereditafterwards）shewouldputherheadononesideinanidioticfashionwhichgrown-ups，giantandotherwise，thoughtveryfetching，andshakehercurls，andfidget，andsay，“Oh，Idowishitwastomorrownight，don’tyou？Doyouthinkthetimewillgoquicklytillthen？”Andallthegiantessessaidshewasaperfectlittledarling；andsomeofthemdabbedtheireyeswithenormoushandkerchiefsasiftheyweregoingtocry.

“They’redearlittlethingsatthatage，”saidonegiantesstoanother.“Itseemsalmostapity...”

ScrubbandPuddleglumbothdidtheirbest，butgirlsdothatkindofthingbetterthanboys.EvenboysdoitbetterthanMarsh-wiggles.

AtlunchtimesomethinghappenedwhichmadeallthreeofthemmoreanxiousthanevertoleavethecastleoftheGentleGiants.Theyhadlunchinthegreathallatalittletableoftheirown，nearthefireplace.Atabiggertable，abouttwentyyardsaway，halfadozenoldgiantswerelunching.Theirconversationwassonoisy，andsohighupintheair，thatthechildrensoontooknomorenoticeofitthanyouwouldofhootersoutsidethewindowortrafficnoisesinthestreet.Theywereeatingcoldvenison，akindoffoodwhichJillhadnevertastedbefore，andshewaslikingit.

SuddenlyPuddleglumturnedtothem，andhisfacehadgonesopalethatyoucouldseethepalenessunderthenaturalmuddinessofhiscomplexion.Hesaid：

“Don’teatanotherbite.”

“What’swrong？”askedtheothertwoinawhisper.

“Didn’tyouhearwhatthosegiantsweresaying？‘That’sanicetenderhaunchofvenison，’saidoneofthe‘Thenthatstagwasaliar，’saidanother.‘Why？’saidthefirstone.‘Oh，’saidtheother.‘Theysaythatwhenhewascaughthesaid，Don’tkillme，I’mtough.Youwon’tlikeme.’‘ForamomentJilldidnotrealizethefullmeaningofthis.ButshedidwhenScrubb’seyesopenedwidewithhorrorandhesaid：

“Sowe’vebeeneatingaTalkingstag.”

Thisdiscoverydidn’thaveexactlythesameeffectonalloftheJill，whowasnewtothatworld，wassorryforthepoorstagandthoughtitrottenofthegiantstohavekilledhiScrubb，whohadbeeninthatworldbeforeandhadatleastoneTalkingbeastashisdearfriend，felthorrified；asyoumightfeelaboutamurder.ButPuddleglum，whowasNarnianborn，wassickandfaint，andfeltasyouwouldfeelifyoufoundyouhadeatenababy.

“We’vebroughttheangerofAslanonus，”hesaid.“That’swhatcomesofnotattendingtothesigns.We’reunderacurse，Iexpect.Ifitwasallowed，itwouldbethebestthingwecoulddo，totaketheseknivesanddrivethemintoourownhearts.”

AndgraduallyevenJillcametoseeitfromhispointofview.Atanyrate，noneofthemwantedanymorelunch.Andassoonastheythoughtitsafetheycreptquietlyoutofthehall.

Itwasnowdrawingneartothattimeofthedayonwhichtheirhopesofescapedepended，andallbecamenervous.Theyhungaboutinpassagesandwaitedforthingstobecomequiet.Thegiantsinthehallsatonadreadfullylongtimeafterthemealwasover.Thebaldonewastellingastory.Whenthatwasover，thethreetravellersdawdleddowntothekitchen.Buttherewerestillplentyofgiantsthere，oratleastinthescullery，washingupandputtingthingsaway.Itwasagonizing，waitingtillthesefinishedtheirjobsand，onebyone，wipedtheirhandsandwentaway.AtlastonlyoneoldgiantesswasleftintherooShepotteredabout，andpotteredabout，andatlastthethreetravellersrealizedwithhorrorthatshedidnotintendtogoawayatall.

“Well，dearies，”shesaidtothe“Thatjob’saboutthrough.Let’sputthekettlethere.That’llmakeanicecupofteapresently.NowIcanhavealittlebitofarest.Justlookintothescullery，likegoodpoppets，andtellmeifthebackdoorisopen.”

“Yes，itis，”saidScrubb.

“That’sright.IalwaysleaveitopensoasPusscangetinandout，thepoorthing.”

Thenshesatdownononechairandputherfeetuponanother.

“Idon’tknowasImightn’thavefortywinks，”saidthegiantess.“Ifonlythatblarneyhuntingpartydoesn’tcomebacktoosoon.”

Alltheirspiritsleapedupwhenshementionedfortywinks，andfloppeddownagainwhenshementionedthereturnofthehuntingparty.

“Whendotheyusuallycomeback？”askedJill.

“Younevercantell，”saidthegiantess.“Butthere；goandbequietforabit，mydearies.”

Theyretreatedtothefarendofthekitchen，andwouldhaveslippedoutintothescullerythereandthenifthegiantesshadnotsatup，openedhereyes，andbrushedawayafly.“Don’ttryittillwe’resureshe’sreallyasleep，”whisperedScrubb.“Orit’llspoileverything.”Sotheyallhuddledatthekitchenend，waitingandwatching.Thethoughtthatthehuntersmightcomebackatanymomentwasterrible.Andthegiantesswasfidgety.Whenevertheythoughtshehadreallygonetosleep，shemoved.

“Ican’tbearthis，”thoughtJill.Todistracthermind，shebeganlookingabouther.Justinfrontofherwasacleanwidetablewithtwocleanpie-dishesonit，andanopenbook.Theyweregiantpie-dishesofcourse.JillthoughtthatshecouldliedownjustcomfortablyinoneoftheThensheclimbeduponthebenchbesidethetabletolookatthebook.Sheread：

MALLARD.Thisdeliciousbirdcanbecookedinavarietyofways.

“It’sacookerybook，”thoughtJillwithoutmuchinterest，andglancedoverhershoulder.Thegiantess’seyeswereshutbutshedidn’tlookasifshewereproperlyasleep.Jillglancedbackatthebook.Itwasarrangedalphabetically：andattheverynextentryherheartseemedtostopbeating；Itran—

MAN.Thiselegantlittlebipedhaslongbeenvaluedasadelicacy.ItformsatraditionalpartoftheAutumnFeast，andisservedbetweenthefishandthejoint.EachMan—butshecouldnotbeartoreadanymore.Sheturnedround.Thegiantesshadwakenedupandwashavingafitofcoughing.Jillnudgedtheothertwoandpointedtothebook.Theyalsomountedthebenchandbentoverthehugepages.ScrubbwasstillreadingabouthowtocookMenwhenPuddleglumpointedtothenextentrybelowit.Itwaslikethis：

MARSH-WIGGLE.Someauthoritiesrejectthisanimalaltogetherasunfitforgiants’consumptionbecauseofitsstringyconsistencyandmuddyflavour.Theflavourcan，however，begreatlyreducedif—

Jilltouchedhisfeet，andScrubb’s，gently.Allthreelookedbackatthegiantess.Hermouthwasslightlyopenandfromhernosetherecameasoundwhichatthatmomentwasmorewelcometothemthananymusic；shesnored.Andnowitwasaquestionoftip-toework，notdaringtogotoofast，hardlydaringtobreathe，outthroughthescullery（giantsculleriessmellhorrid），outatlastintothepalesunlightofawinterafternoon.

Theywereatthetopofaroughlittlepathwhichransteeplydown.And，thankheavens，ontherightsideofthecastle；theCityRuinouswasinsight.Inafewminutestheywerebackonthebroad，steeproadwhichleddownfromthemaingateofthecastle.Theywerealsoinfullviewfromeverysinglewindowonthatside.Ifithadbeenone，ortwo，orfivewindowsthere’dbeareasonablechancethatnoonemightbelookingout.Buttherewerenearerfiftythanfive.Theynowrealized，too，thattheroadonwhichtheywere，andindeedallthegroundbetweenthemandtheCityRuinous，didn’tofferasmuchcoveraswouldhideafox；itwasallcoarsegrassandpebblesandflatstones.Tomakemattersworse，theywerenowintheclothesthatthegiantshadprovidedforthemlastnight：exceptPuddleglum，whomnothingwouldfit.Jillworeavividgreenrobe，rathertoolongforher，andoverthatascarletmantlefringedwithwhitefur.Scrubbhadscarletstockings，bluetunicandcloak，agold-hiltedsword，andafeatheredbonnet.

“Nicebitsofcolour，youtwoare，”mutteredPuddleglu“Showupveryprettilyonawinterday.Theworstarcherintheworldcouldn’tmisseitherofyouifyouwereinrange.Andtalkingofarchers，we’llbesorrynottohaveourownbowsbeforelong，Ishouldn’twonder.Bitthin，too，thoseclothesofyours，arethey？”

“Yes，I’mfreezingalready，”saidJill.

Afewminutesagowhentheyhadbeeninthekitchen，shehadthoughtthatifonlytheycouldoncegetoutofthecastle，theirescapewouldbealmostcomplete.Shenowrealizedthatthemostdangerouspartofitwasstilltocome.

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