Then，asSymecontinuedtostareatthem，hesawsomethingthathehadnotseenbefore。Hehadnotseenitliterallybecauseitwastoolargetosee。Atthenearestendofthebalcony，blockingupagreatpartoftheperspective，wasthebackofagreatmountainofaman。WhenSymehadseenhim，hisfirstthoughtwasthattheweightofhimmustbreakdownthebalconyofstone。Hisvastnessdidnotlieonlyinthefactthathewasabnormallytallandquiteincrediblyfat。Thismanwasplannedenormouslyinhisoriginalproportions，likeastatuecarveddeliberatelyascolossal。Hishead，crownedwithwhitehair，asseenfrombehindlookedbiggerthanaheadoughttobe。Theearsthatstoodoutfromitlookedlargerthanhumanears。Hewasenlargedterriblytoscale;andthissenseofsizewassostaggering，thatwhenSymesawhimalltheotherfiguresseemedquitesuddenlytodwindleandbecomedwarfish。
Theywerestillsittingthereasbeforewiththeirflowersandfrock—coats，butnowitlookedasifthebigmanwasentertainingfivechildrentotea。
AsSymeandtheguideapproachedthesidedoorofthehotel，awaitercameoutsmilingwitheverytoothinhishead。
\"Thegentlemenareupthere，sare，\"hesaid。\"Theydotalkandtheydolaughatwhattheytalk。Theydosaytheywillthrowbombsatzeking。\"
Andthewaiterhurriedawaywithanapkinoverhisarm，muchpleasedwiththesingularfrivolityofthegentlemenupstairs。