throughout the castle of the good Benefico; and as heretofore
affright and terror spread itself from the monster's hateful cave,
so now from this peaceful castle was diffused tranquility and joy
through all the happy country round.



Thus ended the story of the two giants: and Miss Jenny being
tired with reading, they left the arbour for that night, and
agreed to meet there again the next day.

As soon as they had supped, Mrs. Teachum sent for Miss Jenny Peace
into her closet, and desired an exact account from her of this
their first day's amusement, that she might judge from thence how
far they might be trusted with the liberty she had given them.

Miss Jenny showed her governess the story she had read;and said,
'I hope, madam, you will not think it an improper one; for it was
given me by my mamma; and she told me, that she thought it
contained a very excellent moral.'

Mrs. Teachum, having looked it over, thus spoke: 'I have no
objection, Miss Jenny, to your reading any stories to amuse you,
provided you read them with the proper disposition of mind not to
be hurt by them. A very good moral may indeed be drawn from the
whole, and likewise from almost every part of it; and as you had
this story from your mamma, I doubt not but you are very well
qualified to make the proper remarks yourself upon the moral of it
to your companions. But here let me observe to you (which I would
have you communicate to your little friends) that giants, magic,