'
"'I don't doubt it, my love. But the responsibility would be too much for
you. You would no longer be my darling, light-hearted, airy, laughing
Doodlem. It would transform you into a heavy, oppressed woman, weary of
life--as I am.'
"The giant closed his eyes and pretended to go to sleep. His wife got his
stockings, and went on with her darning. Soon, the giant's pretence became
reality, and the giantess began to nod over her work.
"'Now, Buffy,' whispered Tricksey-Wee, 'now's our time. I think it's
moonlight, and we had better be off. There's a door with a hole for the
cat just behind us.'
"'All right!' said Bob; 'I'm ready.'
"So they got out of the broom-brake, and crept to the door. But, to their
great disappointment, when they got through it, they found themselves in a
sort of shed. It was full of tubs and things, and, though it was built of
wood only, they could not find a crack.
"'Let us try this hole,' said Tricksey; for the giant and giantess were
sleeping behind them, and they dared not go back.
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