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CHAPTEREIGHTTHEHOUSE
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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，”
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，paidJillhatedthesightoftheShekeptoheNurseshedidn'twaheNursesaid:
“Tut-tut-tut-tut.You'llwant'emallrightwhenyou'vehadabitofarest，Iknow!Te-he-he!Beddybye，noreciouspoppet!”
Thebedwasnotagiaonlyabigfour-poster，likewhatyoumightseeinanold-fashioel;andverysmallitlookedinthatenormousrooShewasverygladtotumbleintoit.
“Isitstillsnowing，Nurse?”
sheaskedsleepily.
“Nnow，ducky!”
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