Now Jaqueline saw that the Giant , big as he was , courageous too , was afraid of his wife ! `` I 'll tell you what I 'll do ; I 'll hand you over to a neighbour of mine , who is a bachelor . '' `` A bachelor giant ; would that be quite proper ? '' said Jaqueline , trying to humour him . `` He 's not a giant , bless you ; he 's a queer fellow , it is not easy to say what he is . He 's the Earthquaker , him as shakes the earth now and then , and brings the houses about people 's ears . '' Jaqueline fairly screamed at hearing this awful news . `` Hush ! be quiet , do ! '' said the Giant . `` You 'll bring out my little woman , and she is not easy to satisfy with explanations when she finds me conversing with a lady unbeknown to her . The Earthquaker wo n't do you any harm ; it 's only for safe keeping I 'll put you with him . Why , he do n't waken , not once in fifty years . He 's quite the dormouse . Turns on his bed now and then , and things upstairs get upset , more or less ; but , as a rule , a child could play with him . Come on ! '' Then , taking Jaqueline up on one hand , on which she sat as if on a chair , he crossed a few ranges of mountains in as many strides . In front was one tall blue hill , with a flattened peak , and as they drew near the princess felt a curious kind of wind coming round her and round her . You have heard of whirlpools in water ; well , this was just like a whirlpool of air . Even the Giant himself could hardly keep his legs against it ; then he tossed Jaqueline up , and the airy whirlpool seized her and carried her , as if on a tide of water , always round and round in narrowing circles , till she was sucked down into the hollow hill .
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