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“Goon,Pole,doyourstuff,”
whisperedScrubb.
Jillfouhwassodrythatshe'tspeakaword.ShenoddedsavagelyatScrubb.
Thinkingtohimselfthathewiveher(lumeither),ScrubblickedhislipsaheKinggiant.
“Ifyouplease,Sire,theLadyoftheGreeesyoubyusandsaidyou'dliketohaveusforyourAutu”
&KingandQueeeachother,oeachother,andsmiledinawaythatJilldidlylike.ShelikedtheKiheQueen.Hehadafine,curledbeardandastraighteagle-likenose,ahergood-lookingasgiantsgo.TheQueenwasdreadfullyfatandhadadoubledafat,powderedface—whi'taverythebestoftimes,andofuchworsewheoobig.Theouthistongueandlickedhislips.Adothat:
buthistonguewasseandred,asouitgaveJillquiteashock.
“Oh,whatgood!”
saidtheQueen.(“Perhapsshe'stheerall,”
thoughtJill.)
“Yesindeed,”
saidtheKing.“Quiteext.Weweleyivemeyourhands.”
&hisgreatrighthand—verydwithanynumbersonthefialsowithterriblepointednails.Hewasmuchtoobigtoshakethehandswhichthe,iohim;butheshookthearms.
“Andwhat'sthat?”
askedtheKing,pointingtoPuddleglu
“Reshpeckobiggle,”
saidPuddleglu
“Oh!”
screamedtheQueen,gatheriscloseaboutheraheh!It'salive.”
“He'squiteallright,yourMajesty,really,heis,”
saidScrubbhastily.“You'lllikehimmuchbetterwheoknowhiI'msureyouwill.”
Ihopeyouwon'tlosealliinJillfortherestofthebookifItellyouthatatthismomeocry.Therewasagooddealofexcuseforher.Herfeetandhandsandearsaillonlyjustbeginningtothaw;meltedsnoffherclothes;shehadhadhardlyanythiordrinkthatday;andherlegswereagsothatshefeltsheotgoonstandingmuger.Anyway,itdidmoodatthemomentthananythingelsewouldhavedoheQueensaid:
“Ah,thepoorchild!Mylord,wedtuestsstanding.Quieofyou!Takethemaway.Givethemfoodahs.fortthelittlegirl.Giveherlollipops,giveherdolls,giveherphysics,giveherallyoukof—possetsandfitsandcarawaysandlullabiesandtoys.Don'tcry,littlegirl,oryouwon'tbegwhees.”
JillwasjustasindignantasyouandIwouldhavebeeionoftoysanddolls;and,thoughlollipopsandightbeallverywellintheirway,sheverymuchhopedthatsomethingmoresolidwouldbeprovided.TheQueen'sfoolishspeech,however,producedextresults,flumandScrubbickedupbygigalemen-in-waiting,andJillbyagiganticmaidofhonour,aotheirrooms.
Jill'sroomwasaboutthesizeofadwouldhavebeenrathergrimifithadnfireohahithefloor.Afulthiohappentoher.ShewashaheQueen'soldNurse,
whiants'poileoldwomanalmostbehage,and,fromthehumanpointofview,agiantesssmallenoughtogoaboutanordinaryroomwithoutknogherheadontheg.Shewasverycapable,thoughJilldidwishshewouldn'tkeeponghertongueandsayingthingslike“Ohla,la!Ups-adaisy”
and“There'saduowwe'llbeallright,mypoppet“.Shefilledagiantfoot-bathwithhotedJillintoit.Ifyouswim(asJillcould)agiantbathisalovelything.Andgiahoughabitroughandcoarse,arelovelytoo,becausetherearea.Infa'todryatall,youjustrollaboutontheminfrontofthefireandenjoyyourself.Awasover,,fresh,warmedclotheswereputonJill:verysplendiddalittletoobigforher,butclearlymadeforhumansnotgiantesses.“Isupposeifthatwomanileeshere,theymustbeusedtoguestsofoursize,”
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