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pees that I took out of the castle down on the
earth.’

Then Jack knew that it was his father’s money
the ogre was going to look at. He peeped from
his hiding-place, and saw the woman enter carry
ing two money-bags into the room. She placed
them before her husband, who at once opened
them and poured forth from one bezants, that is to
say gold coins, and from the other deniers, that is

     
    
   

  

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to say silver coins. The ogre amused himself with
counting out his money; and Jack, peeping from
his hiding-place, most heartily wished it were his.
At length the giant tired of the great mental
exertion of counting. He put back the money into
the bags, tied them up, and fell asleep.

Jack, believing all was secure, stole from his
hiding-place, and laid hold of one of the bags.

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