CHAPTEREIGHTTHEHOUSE
“Goon，Pole，doyourstuff，”whisperedScrubb。
Jillfouhwassodrythatshe'tspeakaword。ShenoddedsavagelyatScrubb。
Thinkingtohimselfthathewiveher（lumeither），ScrubblickedhislipsaheKinggiant。
“Ifyouplease，Sire，theLadyoftheGreeesyoubyusandsaidyou'dliketohaveusforyourAutum。”
&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，pointingtoPuddleglum。
“Reshpeckobiggle，”saidPuddleglum。
“Oh!”screamedtheQueen，gatheriscloseaboutheraheh!It'salive。”
“He'squiteallright，yourMajesty，really，heis，”saidScrubbhastily。“You'lllikehimmuchbetterwheoknowhim。I'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，”thoughtJill。
Shesoonsawthatshewasrightaboutthis，foratableandchairhtfrolacedforher，andtheknivesandforksandspoohepropersizetoo。Itwasdelightfultositdown，feelingwarmalast。Herfeetwerestillbareanditwaslovelytotreadocarpet。Shesankinitwelloverherawasjustthethingforsorefeet。Themeal—whiuster，thoughitwasime—wascock-a-leekiesoup，andhotroastturkey，andasteamedpudding，androastuts，andasmuchfruitasyoucouldeat。
Theonlyannoyingthingwasthattheinginandout，aimeshe，shebroughtagigantictoywithher—ahugedoll，biggerthanJillherself，awoodenhorseothesizeofa，adrumthatlookedlikeayouer，andawoollylamb。Theywerecrude，badlymadethings，paidJillhatedthesightofthem。ShekeptoheNurseshedidn'twaheNursesaid:
“Tut-tut-tut-tut。You'llwant'emallrightwhenyou'vehadabitofarest，Iknow!Te-he-he!Beddybye，noreciouspoppet!”
Thebedwasnotagiaonlyabigfour-poster，likewhatyoumightseeinanold-fashioel;andverysmallitlookedinthatenormousroom。Shewasverygladtotumbleintoit。
“Isitstillsnowing，Nurse?”sheaskedsleepily。
“Nnow，ducky!”saidthegiantess。“Rain'llwashawayallthenastysnow。Preciouspoppetwillbeabletogooutandplaytomorrow!”AuckedJillupandsaidgoodnight。
Iknownothingsodisagreeableasbeingkissedbyagiantess。Jillthoughtthesame，buties。
Theraieadilyalltheeveninga，dashingagainstthewindowsofthedJillbutsleptdeeply，pastsuppertimeandpastmidnight。Ahedeadesthourofthenightandnothimithehouseofthegiants。AtthathourtherecametoJilladream。Itseemedtoherthatsheawokeinthesameroomandsawthefire，sunklowandred，andihegreatwoodehehorsecameofitsownwill，rollingonitswheelsacrossthedstoodatherhead。Andnowitwasnolongerahorse，butalionasbigasthehorse。Awasnotatoylion，butareallion，TheRealLion，justasshehadseenhimoaiheworld'send。Andasmellofallsweet-smellingthingstherearefilledtheroom。ButtherewassometroubleinJill'smind，thoughsheotthinkwhatitwas，areameddowthepillow。TheLioorepeatthesigns，ahatshehadfottethat，agreathorrorcameoverher。AndAslantookherupinhisjaws（shecouldfeelhislipsah）aothewindowandmadeherlookout。Themoo;andwritteersacrosstheworldorthesky（shedidnotknoordsUhat，thedreamfadedaoke，verylatem，shedidshehaddreamedatall。
Sheanddressedandhadfiinfrontofthefirewhenthehedoorandsaid:“Here'sprettypoppet'slittlefrieoplaywithher。”
IncameSdtheMarsh-wiggle。
“Hullo!G，”saidJill。“Isn'tthisfun?I'vesleptaboutfifteenhours，Ibelieve。Idofeelbetter，don'tyou?”
“1do，”saidScrubb，“butPuddleglumsayshehasaheadache。Hullo!—youri。Ifwegotuponthat，wecouldseeout。”Aheyalldidso:aglanceJillsaid，“Oh，howperfectlydreadful!”
Thesunwasshiniforafewdrifts，thespletelywashedawaybytheraihem，spreadoutlikeamap，laytheflathill-topwhichtheyhadstruggledoveryesterdayafterhecastle，itistakenfbuttheruinsofagiganticcity。Ithadbeenflat，asJillnowsaw，becauseitwasstill，onthewhole，paved，thoughihepavementwasbroken。Thecriss-ksasleftofthewallsofhugebuildingswhichmightoncehavebeengiants'paladtemples。Oofwall，aboutfivehuhigh，wasstillstanding;itwasthatwhichshehadthoughtwasacliff。Thethingsthathadlookedlikefaneyswereenormouspillars，brokenoffatuheirfragmentslayattheirbaseslikefelledtreesofmonstrousstoheledgeswhichtheyhadclimbeddowhsideofthehill—andalso，nodoubttheeswhichtheyhadclimbedupohside—weretheremainingstepsofgiantstairs。Toall，inlarge，darkletteringacrosstheterofthepavement，ranthewordsUNDERME。