ling on the sand, while his eyes
continued to roll most horribly, as if still animated with fury and
malicious hatred.

The faithful Terence having found a huge brazen key, and a purse of
gold, in the Giant's pocket, and transferred the latter to his own, to
be ready for future emergencies, Saint Patrick and he left the two
carcasses to be devoured by the birds of the air, and proceeded to the
Giant's castle. The huge brazen key opened the castle gate; when
entering, they wandered amazed through the spacious halls, and courts,
and galleries, admiring the wonders there collected. In the armoury
were numerous tall and straight trees of cocoa-nut and pine, with iron
or steel points, which served the Giant as spears; his sword even Saint
Patrick could scarcely lift, while near was another tree, taller than
all the rest, with a cable at one end, and a hook bigger than a huge
ship's anchor, with which in his hand the Giant sat on a rock and bobbed
for whales.

In the stables, instead of some vast horses, which they expected to
find, capable of carrying so monstrous a being, they beheld rows of
alligators and hippopotami, which the Giant was wont to harness to his
brazen chariots when he went to war, or out a pleasuring; while, as no
saddles or bridles were found, it was evident that he possessed no steed
capable of bearing his ponderous weight.

Saint Patrick and his Squire, making themselves at home in the Giant's
castle, passed several pleasant days, while they recovered from the
fatigues of their combat and refreshed themselves after their voyage.
Then, that they might keep their own steeds ready for any emergency,
they harnessed a dozen hippopotami, and as many tame crocodiles, to one
of the Giant's chariots, and so, with great comfort and convenience,
proceeded on their journey. The canopy of the chariot was of azure silk
fringed with silver, which sheltered them from the warm rays of the sun.

"Faith, this is pleasanter far than riding along over a dusty road!"
quoth the Squire to the Knight, with that easy familiarity which the
superior delighted to encourage in his faithful attendant. "What would
they say in Old Ireland if they saw us two now a travelling along, quite
at our ease, over the burning plains of Africa!" Whereat Saint Patrick
made some suitable reply. But their pleasant conversation was cut short
by the sounds of some terrible wails and laments, uttered by female
voices, and at the same time of l