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This old man having ended his discourse, Jack gave him his hand, with a faithful promise, that in the morning he would venture his life to break the enchantment and free the Lady, together with the rest that were miserable partners in her calamity.
CHAP. XX.
Having refreshed themselves with a small morsel of meat, they laid them down to rest, and in the morning Jack arose and put on his invisible coat, and cap of knowledge, and shoes of swiftness, and so prepared himself for the dangerous enterprise.
Now, when he had ascended to the top of the mountain, he soon discovered the two Griffins; so he passed on between them without fear, for they could not see him by reason of his invisible coat. Now when he was got beyond them, he cast his eyes around him, where he found upon the gates a golden trumpet, hung in a chain of fine silver, under which, these lines were engraven,
Whoever shall this trumpet blow,
Shall soon the Giant overthrow;
And break the black enchantment streight,
So all shall be in a happy state:
Jack had no sooner read the inscription but he blew the trumpet, at which time the vast foundation of the castle trembled, and the Giant together with the conjuror, were in horrid confusion, biting their thumbs, and tearing their hair, knowing their wicked reign was at an end. At which time Jack standing at the Giant's elbow, as he was stooping to take up his club, he at one blow, with his sword of sharpness, cut off his head. The conjuror seeing this, immediately
