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was opened next, and the guineas placed upon the
table. If Jack was pleased at sight of the silver, how
much more delighted he felt when he saw such a
heap of gold: he had the boldness even to think of
gaining it; but suddenly recollecting himself, he
feared that the Giant would feign sleep, in order the
better to entrap any one who might be concealed.
The gold was put up as the silver had been before,
and, if possible, more securely. The Giant snored
aloud; Jack could compare his noise to nothing but
the roaring of the sea in a high wind, when the tide is
coming in.
At last Jack, concluding him to be asleep, and
therefore secure, stole out of his hiding-place, and
approached the Giant, in order to carry off the two
bags of money; but just as he laid his hand upon one
of the bags, a little dog, whom he had not
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