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dinner, that it will be long enough ere they need any more. You may believe me, for I have slain them both, and as for their monstrous heads, I sent them to the court of king Arthur, as trophies of my victory. Then leading them to the aforesaid room, he placed them round the table, and set before them two quarters of beaf, also bread and wine, so that they feasted there very plentifully. Supper being ended, they searched the Giant’s coffers, where finding a vast store of gold, Jack divided it equally among them ; they all returned him hearty thanks for their treasure and miraculous deliverance. That night they went to their rest, and in the morning they arose and departed, to their respective places of abode, and Jack to the Knight’s house.

Jack mounted his horse and by his direction he came to the Knight’s house, where he was received with all demonstrations of joy, by the Knight and his Lady, who in respect to Jack, prepared a feast, which lasted for many days, inviting all the gentry in the adjacent parts. He presented him with a ring of gold on which was engraven by curious art, the picture of the Giant dragging a distressed Knight and his fair Lady by the hair of the head.

Now, there were five aged gentlemen who were fathers to some of those miserable captives whom Jack had set at liberty ; who immediately paid him their venereble respects. And the smiling bowl