The poor , trembling people of the country came out of their huts and accompanied Dick , cheering , and throwing roses which had been yellow roses , but blushed red as soon as the Dwarf expired . They attended him to the frontiers of Pantouflia , singing his praises , which Ricardo had the new and inestimable pleasure of knowing to be deserved . `` It was sharp work , '' he said to himself , `` but much more exciting and glorious than the usual business . '' On his return Dick did not fail to mention the wasp , and again the king felt how great was his debt to Jaqueline . But they did not think it well to trouble the good queen with the dangers Dick had encountered . CHAPTER VIII . The Giant who does not know when he has had Enough . -LCB- 146 -RCB- -LCB- The enormous letter : p146.jpg -RCB- One morning the post brought a truly enormous letter for Dick . It was as broad as a table-cloth , and the address was written in letters as long as a hoop-stick . `` I seem to know that hand , '' said Ricardo ; `` but I thought the fingers which held the pen had long been cold in death . '' He opened , with his sword , the enormous letter , which was couched in the following terms : `` The Giant as does not know when he has had enuf , presents his compliments to Prince Ricardo ; and I , having recovered from the effects of our little recent rally , will be happy to meet you in the old place for a return-match . I not being handy with the pen , the Giant hopes you will excuse mistakes and bad writing . '' Dick simply gazed with amazement . `` If ever I thought an enemy was killed and done for , it was that Giant , '' said he . `` Why , I made mere mince-collops of him ! '' However , he could not refuse a challenge , not to speak of his duty to rid the world of so greedy and odious a tyrant . Dick , therefore , took the usual things -LRB- which the king had secretly restored -RRB- , but first he tried them -- putting on the Cap of Darkness before the glass , in which he could not see himself . On second thoughts , he considered it unfair to take the cap . All the other articles were in working order . Jaqueline on this occasion followed him in the disguise of a crow , flying overhead .
On reaching the cavern -- a huge tunnel in the rock -- where the Giant lived , XXXXX blew a blast on the horn which hung outside , and in obedience to a written notice , knocked also with a mace provided by the Giant for that purpose .
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