CHAPTERII
HehadnotgoneagreatdistancefromBenEdairwhenhecametoanintricate，gloomywood，wherethetreesgrewsothicklyandtheundergrowthwassuchasproutandtanglethatonecouldscarcelypassthroughit。Herememberedthatapathhadoncebeenhackedthroughthewood，andhesoughtforthis。Itwasadeeplyscooped，hollowway，anditranorwriggledthroughtheentirelengthofthewood。
IntothisgloomydrainFionndescendedandmadeprogress，butwhenhehadpenetrateddeeplyinthedankforestheheardasoundofthumpingandsquelchingfootsteps，andhesawcomingtowardshimahorrible，evil-visagedbeing；awild，monstrous，yellow-skinned，big-bonedgiant，dressedinnothingbutanill-made，mud-plastered，drab-colouredcoat，whichswaggledandclappedagainstthecalvesofhisbigbarelegs。Onhisstampingfeetthereweregreatbroguesofbootsthatwereshapedlike，butwerebiggerthan，aboat，andeachtimeheputafootdownitsquashedandsquirtedabarrelfulofmudfromthesunkroad。
Fionnhadneverseenthelikeofthisvastperson，andhestoodgazingonhim，lostinastareofastonishment。
Thegreatmansalutedhim。