Then he looked up, and the giants were dwarfed.
The chamber was roofless. At least he could see no roof. The pillars climbed up and up tremendously all around the walls that were hung with vast stretches of tapestry, till they dwindled to a pinpoint far above. The sheer magnitude of the tower made Stuart's mind rock dizzily.
Still the laughter roared out. But now it died....
Thundered through the hall a voice ... deep ... resonant ... the voice of the Aesir.
"A human, brother!"
"Aye! A human—and a mad one, to come here."
"To enter the hall of the Aesir."
A red-bearded colossus bent down, his glacial blue eyes staring at Stuart. "Shall I crush him?"
Stuart sprang back as an immense hand swooped down like a falling tree upon him. Instinctively his hand flashed to his belt, and suddenly the red-beard was shouting laughter that the others echoed.