But the pins and bobbins were darting to and fro on their own account, at an incredible rate, and the lace as they made it turned into a singing beanstalk, and rose and threw out branches all over the sky.
Very soon he found himself climbing among those branches, up and up until he came to a Palace, which was really the Assize Hall, with a flight of steps before it and a cannon on either side of the steps.
Within sat a giant, asleep, with his head on the table and his face hidden; but his neck bulged at the back just like the bandmaster's during a cornet solo.

A harp stood on the table.

Taffy caught this up, and was stealing downstairs with it, but at the third stair the harp--which had Honoria's head and face--began to cough, and wound up with a _whoop!_ This woke the giant--he turned out to be Honoria's grandfather--who came roaring after him.

Glancing down below as he ran, Taffy saw his mother and the bandmaster far below with axes, hacking at the foot of the beanstalk.

He tried to call out and prevent them, but they kept smiting.