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THE GIANT KILLER.
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the old coat and cap, together with the old rusty sword and slippers, which are at your bed head. Quoth the Giant thou shalt have them and pray keep them for my sake, for they are things of excellent use. The cap will furnish you with knowledge; the sword cut asunder whatever you strike; and the shoes are of extraordinary swiftness:- these may be serviceable to you, and therefore take them with all my heart.- Jack takes them, thanking his uncle, and follows his master.

CHAP. VII.

How Jack saved his Master's life; and how he forced the evil spirit to depart out of the lady.

JACK having overtaken his master, they soon after arrived at the lady’s house; who finding the king’s son to be suitor she prepared a banquet for him,