eneinawarm.ein,littleshrimps,"saidthePorter.Theyfollowedhimintothelodge.Andthoughitwasratherterribletohearsuchabigdoorgshutbehiheyfotaboutitassoonastheysawthethingtheyhadbeenlongingforeversincesuppertimelastnight-afire.Andsuchafire!Itlookedasiffourorfivewholetreeswereblazingonit,anditwassohottheycouldntgowithinyardsofit.Buttheyallfloppeddownonthebrickfloor,asnearastheycouldbeartheheat,andheavedgreatsighsofrelief.

    "Now,youngster,"saidthePortertoaniantwhohadbeensittinginthebackoftheroom,staringatthevisitorstillitlookedasifhiseyeswouldstartoutofhishead,"runacrosswiththismessagetotheHouse."AndherepeatedwhatJillhadsaidtohim.Theyoungergiant,afterafinalstare,andagreatguffaw,lefttheroom.

    "Ny,"saidthePortertoPuddleglum,"youlookasifyouwantedsomecheeringup."HeproducedablackbottleverylikePuddleglumsown,butabouttwentytimeslarger."Letmesee,letmesee,"saidthePorter."Itgiveyouacuporyoulldrownyourself.Letmesee.Thissalt-cellarwillbejustthething.YoumentionitoverattheHouse.Thesilverwillkeepoingoverhere,anditsnotmyfault.”

    Thesalt-cellarwasnotverylikeoneofours,beingnarrowerandmoreupright,andmadequiteagoodcupforPuddleglum,whenthegiadownonthefloorbesidehim.ThechildreedPuddleglumtorefuseit,distrustileGiantsashedid.Buthemuttered,"Itsratherlatetobethinkingofprecautionsnowthatwereihedoorshutbehindus."Thenhesheliquor."Smellsallright,"hesaid."Butthatsnothingtogoby.Bettermakesure,"andtookasip."