The Food of the Gods! No!"

She found herself trembling violently. The colour left her face. "I did

not know," she said. "Do you mean--?"

He waited for her.

Do you mean there are other--giants?"

He repeated, "Did you not know?"

And she answered, with the growing amazement of realisation, "No!"

The whole world and all the meaning of the world was changing for her. A

branch of chestnut slipped from her hand. "Do you mean to say," she

repeated stupidly, "that there are other giants in the world? That some

food--?"

He caught her amazement.

"You know nothing?" he cried. "You have never heard of us? You, whom the

Food has made akin to us!"

There was terror still in the eyes that stared at him. Her hand rose

towards her throat and fell again. She whispered, "No."

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