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CHAPTER EIGHT THE HOUSE OF HARFANG（第1页）

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“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!”