to go. was that the sea, slapping hard on the rock
like that? and (two mio go) what was that funny g
he r into the sea?
oo go and hed be eleven. thirty seds... twenty
... ten... nine -- maybe hed wake dudley up, just to annoy him --
three... two... one...
boom.
the whole shack shivered and harry sat bht, staring
at the door. someoside, knoe in.
chapter four
the keeper of the keys
boom. they kno. dudley jerked awake. ”wheres the
?” he said stupidly.
there was a crash behind them and une skidding
into the room. he was holding a rifle in his hands -- now they knew
what had beehin package he had brought with them.
”whos there?” he shouted. ”i warn you -- im armed!”
there ause. then --
smash!
the door was hit with such force that it swus
hih a deafening ded flat on the floor.
a giant of a man was standing in the doorway. his face was
almost pletely hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild,
ta you ake out his eyes, glinting like black
beetles uhe hair.
the giant squeezed his way iooping so that his
head just brushed the g. he bent dowhe door,
a easily bae. the he storm
outside dropped a little. he turo look at them all.
”t make us a cup o tea, could yeh? its not been an
easy journey...”
he strode over to the sofa where dudley sat frozen with fear.
”budge up, yeh great lump,” said the stranger.
dudley squeaked and ran to hide behind his mother, who was
g, terrified, behind un.
”an heres harry!” said the giant.
harry looked up into the fierce, wild, shadowy fad saw
that the beetle eyes were kled in a smile.
”las time i saw you, you was only a baby,” said the giant. ”yeh