And gradually even Jill came to see it from his point of iew. At any rate， none of them wanted any more lunch. nd as soon as they thought it safe they crept quietly out of he hall.
It was now drawing near to that time of the day on which heir hopes of escape depended， and all became nervous. hey hung about in passages and waited for things to ecome quiet. The giants in the hall sat on a dreadfully long me after the meal was over. The bald one was telling a ory. When that was over， the three travellers dawdled down o the kitchen. But there were still plenty of giants there， or t least in the scullery， washing up and putting things away. was agonizing， waiting till these finished their jobs and， ne by one， wiped their hands and went away. At last only ne old giantess was left in the room. She pottered about， nd pottered about， and at last the three travellers realizedith horror that she did not intend to go away at all.
“Well， dearies，” she said to them. “That job‘s about hrough. Let’s put the kettle there. That‘ll make a nice cup f tea presently. Now I can have a little bit of a rest. Just ok into the scullery， like good poppets， and tell me if the ack door is open.”
“Yes， it is，” said Scrubb.
