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And gradually even Jill came to see it from his point of view. At any rate，none of them wanted any more lunch. And as soon as they thought it safe they crept quietly out of the hall.
It was now drawing near to that time of the day on which their hopes of escape depended，and all became nervous. They hung about in passages and waited for things to become quiet. The giants in the hall sat on a dreadfully long time after the meal was over. The bald one was telling a story. When that was over，the three travellers dawdled down to the kitchen. But there were still plenty of giants there，or at least in the scullery，washing up and putting things away. It was agonizing，waiting till these finished their jobs and，one by one，wiped their hands and went away. At last only one old giantess was left in the room. She pottered about，and pottered about，and at last the three travellers realized with horror that she did not intend to go away at all.
“Well，dearies,”she said to them. “That job’s
