Digital Tolkien Project Hobbit Citation System Index by James Tauber and Ugo Truffelli Chapter 01. An Unexpected Party 01.001 {p} In a hole in the 01.002 {p} It had a perfectly round 01.003 {p} This hobbit was a very 01.004 {p} The mother of our particular 01.005 {p} Not that Belladonna Took ever 01.006 {p} By some curious chance one 01.007 {p} All that the unsuspecting Bilbo 01.008 {p} Good Morning! said Bilbo, and 01.009 {p} What do you mean? he 01.010 {p} All of them at once, 01.011 {p} Very pretty! said Gandalf. But 01.012 {p} I should think so—in these 01.013 {p} Good morning! he said at 01.014 {p} What a lot of things 01.015 {p} Not at all, not at 01.016 {p} Yes, yes, my dear sir—and 01.017 {p} Gandalf, Gandalf! Good gracious me! 01.018 {p} Where else should I be? 01.019 {p} I beg your pardon, I 01.020 {p} Yes, you have! Twice now. 01.021 {p} Sorry! I don’t want any 01.022 {p} What on earth did I 01.023 {p} Gandalf in the meantime was 01.024 {p} The next day he had 01.025 {p} Just before tea-time there came 01.026 {p} I am so sorry to 01.027 {p} He hung his hooded cloak 01.028 {p} Bilbo Baggins at yours! said 01.029 {p} They had not been at 01.030 {p} Excuse me! said the hobbit, 01.031 {p} So you have got here 01.032 {p} I see they have begun 01.033 {p} Thank you! said Bilbo with 01.034 {p} Come along in, and have 01.035 {p} A little beer would suit 01.036 {p} Lots! Bilbo found himself answering, 01.037 {p} When he got back Balin 01.038 {p} Gandalf for certain this time, 01.039 {p} What can I do for 01.040 {p} Kili at your service! said 01.041 {p} At yours and your family’s! 01.042 {p} Dwalin and Balin here already, 01.043 {p} Throng! thought Mr. Baggins. I 01.044 {p} Someone at the door! he 01.045 {p} Some four, I should say 01.046 {p} The poor little hobbit sat 01.047 {p} A big jug of coffee 01.048 {p} Bilbo rushed along the passage, 01.049 {p} Carefully! Carefully! he said. It 01.050 {p} At your service! said Bifur, 01.051 {p} Now we are all here! 01.052 {p} And for me, said Thorin. 01.053 {p} And raspberry jam and apple-tart, 01.054 {p} And mince-pies and cheese, said 01.055 {p} And pork-pie and salad, said 01.056 {p} And more cakes—and ale—and coffee, 01.057 {p} Put on a few eggs, 01.058 {p} Seems to know as much 01.059 {p} Confusticate and bebother these dwarves! 01.060 {p} Gandalf sat at the head 01.061 {p} I suppose you will all 01.062 {p} Of course! said Thorin. And 01.063 {p} Thereupon the twelve dwarves—not Thorin, 01.064 {lg} Chip the glasses and crack 01.065 {lg} Cut the cloth and tread 01.066 {lg} Dump the crocks in a 01.067 {lg} That’s what Bilbo Baggins hates! 01.068 {p} And of course they did 01.069 {p} Now for some music! said 01.070 {p} Kili and Fili rushed for 01.071 {p} The dark came into the 01.072 {p} The dark filled all the 01.073 {lg} Far over the misty mountains 01.074 {lg} The dwarves of yore made 01.075 {lg} For ancient king and elvish 01.076 {lg} On silver necklaces they strung 01.077 {lg} Far over the misty mountains 01.078 {lg} Goblets they carved there for 01.079 {lg} The pines were roaring on 01.080 {lg} The bells were ringing in 01.081 {lg} The mountain smoked beneath the 01.082 {lg} Far over the misty mountains 01.083 {p} As they sang the hobbit 01.084 {p} He got up trembling. He 01.085 {p} Where are you going? said 01.086 {p} What about a little light? 01.087 {p} We like the dark, said 01.088 {p} Of course! said Bilbo, and 01.089 {p} Hush! said Gandalf. Let Thorin 01.090 {p} Gandalf, dwarves and Mr. Baggins! 01.091 {p} We are met to discuss 01.092 {p} This was Thorin’s style. He 01.093 {p} Excitable little fellow, said Gandalf, 01.094 {p} If you have ever seen 01.095 {p} In the meanwhile, however, Bullroarer’s 01.096 {p} Then Mr. Baggins turned the 01.097 {p} Pardon me, he said, if 01.098 {p} Yes, yes, but that was 01.099 {p} Of course there is a 01.100 {p} He scowled so angrily at 01.101 {p} On the table in the 01.102 {p} This was made by Thror, 01.103 {p} I don’t see that this 01.104 {p} There is a dragon marked 01.105 {p} There is one point that 01.106 {p} It may have been secret 01.107 {p} He may—but he can’t have 01.108 {p} Why? 01.109 {p} Because it is too small. 01.110 {p} It seems a great big 01.111 {p} In lots of ways, said 01.112 {p} Quite right, said Thorin. 01.113 {p} Also, went on Gandalf, I 01.114 {p} Indeed I will, said Thorin, 01.115 {p} A long time before that, 01.116 {p} We might go from there 01.117 {p} That would be no good, 01.118 {p} Very well then, said Thorin, 01.119 {p} First I should like to 01.120 {p} Bless me! said Thorin, haven’t 01.121 {p} All the same, I should 01.122 {p} O very well, said Thorin. 01.123 {p} Undoubtedly that was what brought 01.124 {p} The few of us that 01.125 {p} I have often wondered about 01.126 {p} I did not get hold 01.127 {p} Curse his name, yes, said 01.128 {p} And Thrain your father went 01.129 {p} True, true, said Thorin. 01.130 {p} Well, your father gave me 01.131 {p} I don’t understand, said Thorin, 01.132 {p} Your grandfather, said the wizard 01.133 {p} Whatever were you doing there? 01.134 {p} Never you mind. I was 01.135 {p} We have long ago paid 01.136 {p} Don’t be absurd! He is 01.137 {p} Hear, hear! said Bilbo, and 01.138 {p} Hear what? they all said 01.139 {p} What’s that? they asked. 01.140 {p} Well, I should say that 01.141 {p} Before we go, I suppose 01.142 {p} After all the others had 01.143 {p} As he lay in bed 01.144 {lg} Far over the misty mountains 01.145 {p} Bilbo went to sleep with Chapter 02. Roast Mutton 02.001 {p} Up jumped Bilbo, and putting 02.002 {p} Don’t be a fool, Bilbo 02.003 {p} My dear fellow, said he, 02.004 {p} What message? said poor Mr. 02.005 {p} Great Elephants! said Gandalf, you 02.006 {p} What’s that got to do 02.007 {p} If you had dusted the 02.008 {p} This is what he read: 02.009 {lt.p} Thorin and Company to Burglar 02.010 {lt.p} Thinking it unnecessary to disturb 02.011 {lt.cl.p} We have the honour to 02.012 {lt.cl.p} Yours deeply 02.013 {lt.cl.p} Thorin & Co. 02.014 {p} That leaves you just ten 02.015 {p} But—, said Bilbo. 02.016 {p} No time for it, said 02.017 {p} But—, said Bilbo again. 02.018 {p} No time for that either! 02.019 {p} To the end of his 02.020 {p} Very puffed he was, when 02.021 {p} Bravo! said Balin who was 02.022 {p} Just then all the others 02.023 {p} Up you two get, and 02.024 {p} I’m awfully sorry, said Bilbo, 02.025 {p} Don’t be precise, said Dwalin, 02.026 {p} That’s how they all came 02.027 {p} They had not been riding 02.028 {p} At first they had passed 02.029 {p} To think it will soon 02.030 {p} Still the dwarves jogged on, 02.031 {p} It was nearly night when 02.032 {p} Not until then did they 02.033 {p} Just when a wizard would 02.034 {p} They decided in the end 02.035 {p} Then one of the ponies 02.036 {p} There they all sat glum 02.037 {p} When they had looked at 02.038 {p} Others said: These parts are 02.039 {p} That settled it. After all 02.040 {p} Suddenly the red light shone 02.041 {p} Now it is the burglar’s 02.042 {p} Off Bilbo had to go, 02.043 {p} Three very large persons sitting 02.044 {p} Mutton yesterday, mutton today, and 02.045 {p} Never a blinking bit of 02.046 {p} William choked. Shut yer mouth! 02.047 {p} Yes, I am afraid trolls 02.048 {p} Bilbo knew it. He had 02.049 {p} Bert and Tom went off 02.050 {p} It was! Trolls’ purses are 02.051 {p} Blimey, Bert, look what I’ve 02.052 {p} What is it? said the 02.053 {p} Lumme, if I knows! What 02.054 {p} Bilbo Baggins, a bur—a hobbit, 02.055 {p} A burrahobbit? said they a 02.056 {p} What’s a burrahobbit got to 02.057 {p} And can yer cook ’em? 02.058 {p} Yer can try, said Bert, 02.059 {p} He wouldn’t make above a 02.060 {p} P’raps there are more like 02.061 {p} Yes, lots, said Bilbo, before 02.062 {p} What d’yer mean? said Bert, 02.063 {p} What I say, said Bilbo 02.064 {p} Poor little blighter, said William. 02.065 {p} Not till he says what 02.066 {p} I won’t have it, said 02.067 {p} You’re a fat fool, William, 02.068 {p} And you’re a lout! 02.069 {p} And I won’t take that 02.070 {p} Then there was a gorgeous 02.071 {p} That would have been the 02.072 {p} Right in the middle of 02.073 {p} There’s more to come yet, 02.074 {p} I reckon you’re right, said 02.075 {p} And so they did. With 02.076 {p} That’ll teach ’em, said Tom; 02.077 {p} Thorin came last—and he was 02.078 {p} It’s trolls! said Bilbo from 02.079 {p} O! are they? said Thorin, 02.080 {p} Tom got the branch in 02.081 {p} It was just then that 02.082 {p} No good roasting ’em now, 02.083 {p} Don’t start the argument all 02.084 {p} Who’s a-arguing? said William, who 02.085 {p} You are, said Bert. 02.086 {p} You’re a liar, said William; 02.087 {p} No good boiling ’em! We 02.088 {p} Shut up! said they, or 02.089 {p} Shut up yerself! said Tom, 02.090 {p} You’re a booby, said William. 02.091 {p} Booby yerself! said Tom. 02.092 {p} And so the argument began 02.093 {p} Who shall we sit on 02.094 {p} Better sit on the last 02.095 {p} Don’t talk to yerself! said 02.096 {p} The one with the yellow 02.097 {p} Nonsense, the one with the 02.098 {p} I made sure it was 02.099 {p} Yellow it was, said William. 02.100 {p} Then what did yer say 02.101 {p} I never did. Tom said 02.102 {p} That I never did! said 02.103 {p} Two to one, so shut 02.104 {p} Who are you a-talkin’ to? 02.105 {p} Now stop it! said Tom 02.106 {p} Dawn take you all, and 02.107 {p} Excellent! said Gandalf, as he 02.108 {p} The next thing was to 02.109 {p} Silly time to go practising 02.110 {p} And that’s just what you 02.111 {p} They searched about, and soon 02.112 {p} Would this be any good? 02.113 {p} Why on earth didn’t you 02.114 {p} Gandalf and Thorin each took 02.115 {p} These look like good blades, 02.116 {p} Let’s get out of this 02.117 {p} After that they slept, for 02.118 {p} Where did you go to, 02.119 {p} To look ahead, said he. 02.120 {p} And what brought you back 02.121 {p} Looking behind, said he. 02.122 {p} Exactly! said Thorin; but could 02.123 {p} I went on to spy 02.124 {p} Where’s that? asked Bilbo. 02.125 {p} Don’t interrupt! said Gandalf. You 02.126 {p} I immediately had a feeling 02.127 {p} Thank you! said Thorin. Chapter 03. A Short Rest 03.001 {p} They did not sing or 03.002 {p} Is that The Mountain? asked 03.003 {p} Of course not! said Balin. 03.004 {p} O! said Bilbo, and just 03.005 {p} Now Gandalf led the way. 03.006 {p} They asked him where he 03.007 {p} That sounded nice and comforting, 03.008 {p} Morning passed, afternoon came; but 03.009 {p} It was indeed a much 03.010 {p} His head and beard wagged 03.011 {p} Here it is at last! 03.012 {p} Bilbo never forgot the way 03.013 {p} Hmmm! it smells like elves! 03.014 {lg} O! What are you doing, 03.015 {lg} O! What are you seeking, 03.016 {lg} O! Where are you going 03.017 {lg} O! Will you be staying, 03.018 {p} So they laughed and sang 03.019 {p} Well, well! said a voice. 03.020 {p} Most astonishing wonderful! 03.021 {p} Then off they went into 03.022 {p} Welcome to the valley! he 03.023 {p} Thank you! said Thorin a 03.024 {p} You are a little out 03.025 {p} Tired as he was, Bilbo 03.026 {p} But the dwarves were all 03.027 {p} Don’t dip your beard in 03.028 {p} Mind Bilbo doesn’t eat all 03.029 {p} Hush, hush! Good People! and 03.030 {p} And so at last they 03.031 {p} Now it is a strange 03.032 {p} The master of the house 03.033 {p} He was as noble and 03.034 {p} I wish I had time 03.035 {p} Elrond knew all about runes 03.036 {p} Whence did the trolls get 03.037 {p} I could not say, said 03.038 {p} Thorin pondered these words. I 03.039 {p} A wish that is likely 03.040 {p} He took it and gazed 03.041 {p} What are moon-letters? asked the 03.042 {p} Moon-letters are rune-letters, but you 03.043 {p} What do they say? asked 03.044 {p} Stand by the grey stone 03.045 {p} Durin, Durin! said Thorin. He 03.046 {p} Then what is Durin’s Day? 03.047 {p} The first day of the 03.048 {p} That remains to be seen, 03.049 {p} None to be seen by 03.050 {p} The next morning was a Chapter 04. Over Hill and under Hill 04.001 {p} There were many paths that 04.002 {p} Long days after they had 04.003 {p} The summer is getting on 04.004 {p} He knew that something unexpected 04.005 {p} Bilbo had never seen or 04.006 {p} This won’t do at all! 04.007 {p} Well, if you know of 04.008 {p} The end of their argument 04.009 {p} Soon Fili and Kili came 04.010 {p} Have you thoroughly explored it? 04.011 {p} Yes, yes! they said, though 04.012 {p} That, of course, is the 04.013 {p} It seemed quite a fair 04.014 {p} It turned out a good 04.015 {p} At that he woke up 04.016 {p} Out jumped the goblins, big 04.017 {p} The crack closed with a 04.018 {p} Now there came a glimmer 04.019 {lg} Clap! Snap! the black crack! 04.020 {lg} Clash, crash! Crush, smash! Hammer 04.021 {lg} Swish, smack! Whip crack! Batter 04.022 {p} It sounded truly terrifying. The 04.023 {p} It was lit by a 04.024 {p} I am afraid that was 04.025 {p} There in the shadows on 04.026 {p} Who are these miserable persons? 04.027 {p} Dwarves, and this! said one 04.028 {p} What do you mean by 04.029 {p} Thorin the dwarf at your 04.030 {p} Um! said the Great Goblin. 04.031 {p} We were on a journey 04.032 {p} He is a liar, O 04.033 {p} The Great Goblin gave a 04.034 {p} Murderers and elf-friends! the Great 04.035 {p} Just at that moment all 04.036 {p} The yells and yammering, croaking, 04.037 {p} Suddenly a sword flashed in 04.038 {p} The sword went back into 04.039 {p} Quicker, quicker! said the voice. 04.040 {p} Half a minute! said Dori, 04.041 {p} Then Gandalf lit up his 04.042 {p} Are we all here? said 04.043 {p} On they went. Gandalf was 04.044 {p} Still goblins go faster than 04.045 {p} Why, O why did I 04.046 {p} Why, O why did I 04.047 {p} At this point Gandalf fell 04.048 {p} There was nothing else to 04.049 {p} It was quite a long 04.050 {p} That is why neither Bilbo, 04.051 {p} Quite suddenly Dori, now at Chapter 05. Riddles in the Dark 05.001 {p} When Bilbo opened his eyes, 05.002 {p} Very slowly he got up 05.003 {p} He could not think what 05.004 {p} After some time he felt 05.005 {p} Now he drew it out. 05.006 {p} But somehow he was comforted. 05.007 {p} Go back? he thought. No 05.008 {p} Now certainly Bilbo was in 05.009 {p} I should not have liked 05.010 {p} Suddenly without any warning he 05.011 {p} So it is a pool 05.012 {p} Deep down here by the 05.013 {p} Actually Gollum lived on a 05.014 {p} Gollum got into his boat 05.015 {p} Bless us and splash us, 05.016 {p} The hobbit jumped nearly out 05.017 {p} Who are you? he said, 05.018 {p} What iss he, my preciouss? 05.019 {p} I am Mr. Bilbo Baggins. 05.020 {p} What’s he got in his 05.021 {p} A sword, a blade which 05.022 {p} Sssss said Gollum, and became 05.023 {p} Very well, said Bilbo, who 05.024 {p} You ask first, he said, 05.025 {p} So Gollum hissed: 05.026 {lg} What has roots as nobody 05.027 {p} Easy! said Bilbo. Mountain, I 05.028 {p} Does it guess easy? It 05.029 {p} All right! said Bilbo, not 05.030 {lg} Thirty white horses on a 05.031 {p} That was all he could 05.032 {p} Chestnuts, chestnuts, he hissed. Teeth! 05.033 {lg} Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, 05.034 {p} Half a moment! cried Bilbo, 05.035 {lg} An eye in a blue 05.036 {p} Ss, ss, ss, said Gollum. 05.037 {p} But these ordinary above ground 05.038 {lg} It cannot be seen, cannot 05.039 {p} Unfortunately for Gollum Bilbo had 05.040 {lg} A box without hinges, key, 05.041 {p} he asked to gain time, 05.042 {p} After some while Bilbo became 05.043 {p} Give us a chance; let 05.044 {p} Well, said Bilbo after giving 05.045 {p} But suddenly Gollum remembered thieving 05.046 {lg} Alive without breath, As cold 05.047 {p} He also in his turn 05.048 {p} After a while Gollum began 05.049 {p} Half a moment, said the 05.050 {p} It must make haste, haste! 05.051 {p} Ugh! he said, it is 05.052 {p} Gollum was dreadfully disappointed; but 05.053 {qt} No-legs lay on one-leg, two-legs 05.054 {p} It was not really the 05.055 {lg} This thing all things devours: 05.056 {p} Poor Bilbo sat in the 05.057 {qt} Time! Time! 05.058 {p} Bilbo was saved by pure 05.059 {p} Gollum was disappointed once more; 05.060 {p} It’s got to ask uss 05.061 {p} But Bilbo simply could not 05.062 {p} Ask us! ask us! said 05.063 {p} Bilbo pinched himself and slapped 05.064 {p} What have I got in 05.065 {p} Not fair! not fair! he 05.066 {p} Bilbo seeing what had happened 05.067 {p} S-s-s-s-s, hissed Gollum. It must 05.068 {p} Very well! Guess away! said 05.069 {p} Handses! said Gollum. 05.070 {p} Wrong, said Bilbo, who had 05.071 {p} S-s-s-s-s, said Gollum more upset 05.072 {p} Knife! he said at last. 05.073 {p} Wrong! said Bilbo, who had 05.074 {p} Now Gollum was in a 05.075 {p} Come on! said Bilbo. I 05.076 {p} Time’s up! he said. 05.077 {p} String, or nothing! shrieked Gollum, 05.078 {p} Both wrong, cried Bilbo very 05.079 {p} But at any rate Gollum 05.080 {p} Well? he said. What about 05.081 {p} Did we say so, precious? 05.082 {p} Never you mind, said Bilbo. 05.083 {p} Cross it is, impatient, precious, 05.084 {p} Well, hurry up! said Bilbo, 05.085 {p} Not far away was his 05.086 {p} My birthday-present! he whispered to 05.087 {p} He wanted it because it 05.088 {p} My birthday-present! It came to 05.089 {p} Quite safe, yes, he whispered 05.090 {p} That is what was in 05.091 {p} Suddenly he heard a screech. 05.092 {p} Where iss it? Where iss 05.093 {p} What’s the matter? Bilbo called. 05.094 {p} It mustn’t ask us, shrieked 05.095 {p} Well, so am I, cried 05.096 {p} No, not yet, precious! Gollum 05.097 {p} But you never guessed my 05.098 {p} Never guessed! said Gollum. Then 05.099 {p} As far as Bilbo knew, 05.100 {p} But it wasn’t a fair 05.101 {p} Oh well, if it’s a 05.102 {p} What has it got in 05.103 {p} What have you lost? Bilbo 05.104 {p} But now the light in 05.105 {p} Bilbo could not guess what 05.106 {p} What has it got in 05.107 {p} The hiss was close behind 05.108 {p} In a moment Gollum was 05.109 {p} What could it mean? Gollum 05.110 {p} Curse it! curse it! curse 05.111 {p} Bilbo pricked up his ears. 05.112 {p} My birthday-present! Curse it! How 05.113 {p} Suddenly Gollum sat down and 05.114 {p} It’s no good going back 05.115 {p} We guesses, precious, only guesses. 05.116 {p} It said so, yes; but 05.117 {p} The goblinses will catch it 05.118 {p} Ssss, sss, gollum! Goblinses! Yes, 05.119 {p} Then let’s stop talking, precious, 05.120 {p} With a spring Gollum got 05.121 {p} On they went, Gollum flip-flapping 05.122 {p} One left, yes. One right, 05.123 {p} As the count grew he 05.124 {p} Seven right, yes. Six left, 05.125 {p} He peered in, and shrank 05.126 {p} What shall we do? Curse 05.127 {p} So they came to a 05.128 {p} Bilbo crept away from the 05.129 {p} Bilbo almost stopped breathing, and 05.130 {p} No great leap for a 05.131 {p} Gollum threw himself backwards, and 05.132 {p} Thief, thief, thief! Baggins! We 05.133 {p} Then there was a silence. 05.134 {p} The passage was low and 05.135 {p} Soon the passage that had 05.136 {p} Scuttling as fast as his 05.137 {p} Bilbo blinked, and then suddenly 05.138 {p} They saw him sooner than 05.139 {p} A pang of fear and 05.140 {p} Where is it? they cried. 05.141 {p} Go back up the passage! 05.142 {p} This way! some yelled. That 05.143 {p} Look out for the door, 05.144 {p} Whistles blew, armour clashed, swords 05.145 {p} Bilbo was dreadfully frightened, but 05.146 {p} I must get to the 05.147 {p} It was still ajar, but 05.148 {p} Suddenly one of the goblins 05.149 {p} Bilbo’s heart jumped into his 05.150 {p} Of course they soon came Chapter 06. Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire 06.001 {p} Bilbo had escaped the goblins, 06.002 {p} Good heavens! he exclaimed. I 06.003 {p} He still wandered on, out 06.004 {p} He stopped and listened. It 06.005 {p} He crept still nearer, and 06.006 {p} I will give them all 06.007 {p} After all he is my 06.008 {p} The dwarves wanted to know 06.009 {p} Gandalf answered angrily: I brought 06.010 {p} You would have dropped him, 06.011 {p} Then why didn’t you pick 06.012 {p} Good heavens! Can you ask! 06.013 {p} And here’s the burglar! said 06.014 {p} Bless me, how they jumped! 06.015 {p} Indeed Bilbo was so pleased 06.016 {p} Well, it is the first 06.017 {p} Balin at your service, said 06.018 {p} Your servant, Mr. Baggins, said 06.019 {p} Then they wanted to know 06.020 {p} And then I couldn’t think 06.021 {p} What about the guards? they 06.022 {p} O yes! lots of them; 06.023 {p} The dwarves looked at him 06.024 {p} What did I tell you? 06.025 {p} Then he had questions of 06.026 {p} The wizard, to tell the 06.027 {p} I must see if I 06.028 {p} As soon as Gandalf had 06.029 {p} A very ticklish business, it 06.030 {p} But, of course, Gandalf had 06.031 {p} They made that gate ages 06.032 {p} All the others laughed too. 06.033 {p} But the wizard called them 06.034 {p} O yes! he said in 06.035 {p} I am dreadfully hungry, groaned 06.036 {p} Can’t help it, said Gandalf, 06.037 {p} No thank you! said Bilbo. 06.038 {p} Very well then, we must 06.039 {p} As they went on Bilbo 06.040 {p} They still went on and 06.041 {p} It was the trees at 06.042 {p} Well! that has got us 06.043 {p} I daresay, grumbled Bombur; but 06.044 {p} Nonsense! We are going to 06.045 {p} The sun had long gone 06.046 {p} Must we go any further? 06.047 {p} A bit further, said Gandalf. 06.048 {p} After what seemed ages further 06.049 {p} All of a sudden they 06.050 {p} There were no wolves living 06.051 {p} What shall we do, what 06.052 {p} Up the trees quick! cried 06.053 {p} And Bilbo? He could not 06.054 {p} You’ve left the burglar behind 06.055 {p} I can’t be always carrying 06.056 {p} He’ll be eaten if we 06.057 {p} Dori was really a decent 06.058 {p} Just at that moment the 06.059 {p} But even the wild Wargs 06.060 {p} This glade in the ring 06.061 {p} I will tell you what 06.062 {p} In spite of the dangers 06.063 {p} This was dreadful talk to 06.064 {p} Now you can understand why 06.065 {p} The dwarves and Bilbo shouted 06.066 {p} What is all this uproar 06.067 {p} He swept up into the 06.068 {p} Eagles are not kindly birds. 06.069 {p} Tonight the Lord of the 06.070 {p} A very good thing too! 06.071 {p} Then suddenly goblins came running 06.072 {p} Some got all the wolves 06.073 {p} He could hear the goblins 06.074 {lg} Fifteen birds in five fir-trees, 06.075 {p} Then they stopped and shouted 06.076 {p} Go away! little boys! shouted 06.077 {lg} Burn, burn tree and fern! 06.078 {lg} Bake and toast ’em, fry 06.079 {p} And with that Ya hoy! 06.080 {p} Then Gandalf climbed to the 06.081 {p} Just at that moment the 06.082 {p} There was a howl of 06.083 {p} Poor little Bilbo was very 06.084 {p} Now far below the goblins 06.085 {p} Soon the light of the 06.086 {p} At the best of times 06.087 {p} The pale peaks of the 06.088 {p} The flight ended only just 06.089 {p} No you don’t! he heard 06.090 {p} O no! Not a bit 06.091 {p} The eagle only sharpened his 06.092 {p} Soon another eagle flew up. 06.093 {p} The eagle came back, seized 06.094 {p} It seemed that Bilbo was 06.095 {p} The Lord of the Eagles 06.096 {p} Very well, said Gandalf. Take 06.097 {p} I am nearly dead of 06.098 {p} That can perhaps be mended, 06.099 {p} Later on you might have 06.100 {p} So ended the adventures of Chapter 07. Queer Lodgings 07.001 {p} The next morning Bilbo woke 07.002 {p} This time he was allowed 07.003 {p} Don’t pinch! said his eagle. 07.004 {p} Bilbo would have liked to 07.005 {p} After a good while the 07.006 {p} Quickly now to the top 07.007 {p} Farewell! they cried, wherever you 07.008 {p} May the wind under your 07.009 {p} And so they parted. And 07.010 {p} There was a flat space 07.011 {p} I always meant to see 07.012 {p} The dwarves groaned and looked 07.013 {p} They begged him not to 07.014 {p} After that they stopped pleading. 07.015 {p} And why is it called 07.016 {p} He called it the Carrock, 07.017 {p} Who calls it? Who knows 07.018 {p} The Somebody I spoke of—a 07.019 {p} The dwarves all gathered round 07.020 {p} Yes it certainly is! No 07.021 {p} What! a furrier, a man 07.022 {p} Good gracious heavens, no, no, 07.023 {p} At any rate he is 07.024 {p} Bilbo and the dwarves had 07.025 {p} It was the middle of 07.026 {p} If one was to sting 07.027 {p} They were bigger than hornets. 07.028 {p} We are getting near, said 07.029 {p} After a while they came 07.030 {p} You had better wait here, 07.031 {p} They soon came to a 07.032 {p} The wizard and the hobbit 07.033 {p} They have gone to tell 07.034 {p} Soon they reached a courtyard, 07.035 {p} Ugh! here they are! he 07.036 {p} Who are you and what 07.037 {p} I am Gandalf, said the 07.038 {p} Never heard of him, growled 07.039 {p} That is Mr. Baggins, a 07.040 {p} Yes; not a bad fellow 07.041 {p} To tell you the truth, 07.042 {p} Goblins? said the big man 07.043 {p} We did not mean to. 07.044 {p} Then you had better come 07.045 {p} Following him they found themselves 07.046 {p} Here they sat on wooden 07.047 {p} I was coming over the 07.048 {p} Or two? I can only 07.049 {p} Well to tell you the 07.050 {p} Go on, call away! 07.051 {p} So Gandalf gave a long 07.052 {p} One or three you meant, 07.053 {p} Thorin Oakenshield, at your service! 07.054 {p} I don’t need your service, 07.055 {p} They are on their way 07.056 {p} Go on telling, then! said 07.057 {p} There was a terrible storm; 07.058 {p} Do you call two several? 07.059 {p} Well, no. As a matter 07.060 {p} Where are they? Killed, eaten, 07.061 {p} Well, no. They don’t seem 07.062 {p} Go on, whistle again! I 07.063 {p} Gandalf whistled again; but Nori 07.064 {p} Hullo! said Beorn. You came 07.065 {p} Nori at your service, Ori 07.066 {p} Thank you! When I want 07.067 {p} As soon as we were 07.068 {p} Troop of ponies? What were 07.069 {p} O no! As a matter 07.070 {p} Troop, was right, he said. 07.071 {p} Balin and Dwalin, they said 07.072 {p} Now go on again! said 07.073 {p} Where was I? O yes—I 07.074 {p} Good! growled Beorn. It is 07.075 {p} —and slipped inside the crack 07.076 {p} A dozen! That’s the first 07.077 {p} Well, yes, there seem to 07.078 {p} That’s enough! said Beorn. Sit 07.079 {p} So Gandalf went on with 07.080 {p} Fourteen! That’s the first time 07.081 {p} Well, of course you haven’t 07.082 {p} O let ’em all come! 07.083 {p} When Gandalf came to their 07.084 {p} Well, said Gandalf very glad 07.085 {p} Good heavens! growled Beorn. Don’t 07.086 {p} And so do I. There 07.087 {p} In came Bifur and Bofur. 07.088 {p} Well, now there are fifteen 07.089 {p} By the time the wizard 07.090 {p} A very good tale! said 07.091 {p} Yes please! they all said 07.092 {p} Inside the hall it was 07.093 {p} Then baa—baa—baa! was heard, and 07.094 {p} There they had a supper, 07.095 {p} The dwarves listened and shook 07.096 {p} They sat long at the 07.097 {p} The great door had creaked 07.098 {lg} The wind was on the 07.099 {lg} The wind came down from 07.100 {lg} The wind went on from 07.101 {lg} The grasses hissed, their tassels 07.102 {lg} It passed the lonely Mountain 07.103 {lg} It left the world and 07.104 {p} Bilbo began to nod again. 07.105 {p} It is time for us 07.106 {p} Bilbo found that beds had 07.107 {p} There was a growling sound 07.108 {p} It was full morning when 07.109 {p} Get up lazybones, he said, 07.110 {p} Up jumped Bilbo. Breakfast! he 07.111 {p} Mostly inside us, answered the 07.112 {p} Where is Gandalf? asked Bilbo, 07.113 {p} O! out and about somewhere, 07.114 {p} Where is our host, and 07.115 {p} One question at a time—and 07.116 {p} At last Gandalf pushed away 07.117 {p} I have been picking out 07.118 {p} Bilbo thought he knew what 07.119 {p} So I did. And don’t 07.120 {p} The hobbit felt quite crushed, 07.121 {p} Next morning they were all 07.122 {p} So they all went to 07.123 {p} It was a good story, 07.124 {p} What did you do with 07.125 {p} Come and see! said Beorn, 07.126 {p} This is what he promised 07.127 {p} That is all the advice 07.128 {p} They thanked him, of course, 07.129 {p} All that morning they were 07.130 {p} As soon as they left 07.131 {p} The goblins, Beorn had said, 07.132 {p} That is why they were 07.133 {p} Still the next morning dawned 07.134 {p} Next day they started before 07.135 {p} Well, here is Mirkwood! said 07.136 {p} The dwarves were inclined to 07.137 {p} What about the horse, then? 07.138 {p} I don’t, because I am 07.139 {p} What about your promise then? 07.140 {p} I will look after that. 07.141 {p} Then they knew that Gandalf 07.142 {p} Now we had this all 07.143 {p} When tomorrow morning came he 07.144 {p} Don’t you worry! said Thorin. 07.145 {p} Then at last they said 07.146 {p} Now Gandalf too said farewell. 07.147 {p} Good-bye! said Gandalf to Thorin. 07.148 {p} Do we really have to 07.149 {p} Yes, you do! said the 07.150 {p} No! no! said Bilbo. I 07.151 {p} There is, if you care 07.152 {p} Very comforting you are to 07.153 {p} Good-bye then, and really good-bye! 07.154 {p} Then he galloped away and Chapter 08. Flies and Spiders 08.001 {p} They walked in single file. 08.002 {p} As their eyes became used 08.003 {p} There were black squirrels in 08.004 {p} It was not long before 08.005 {p} The nights were the worst. 08.006 {p} Although it was not yet 08.007 {p} All this went on for 08.008 {p} They were thirsty too, for 08.009 {p} Bilbo kneeling on the brink 08.010 {p} How far away do you 08.011 {p} Not at all far. I 08.012 {p} Twelve yards! I should have 08.013 {p} Can any of you throw 08.014 {p} What’s the good of that? 08.015 {p} I don’t believe it is 08.016 {p} Dori is the strongest, but 08.017 {p} Fili thought he could; so 08.018 {p} Splash it fell in the 08.019 {p} Fili picked up the hook 08.020 {p} Steady! said Bilbo, you have 08.021 {p} It did. The rope went 08.022 {p} It was tied after all, 08.023 {p} Who’ll cross first? asked Bilbo. 08.024 {p} I shall, said Thorin, and 08.025 {p} I’m always last and I 08.026 {p} You should not be so 08.027 {p} There aren’t any oars. How 08.028 {p} Give me another length of 08.029 {p} In this way they were 08.030 {p} Before they could shout in 08.031 {p} They could still see his 08.032 {p} They were still standing over 08.033 {p} There they sat for a 08.034 {p} Stop! stop! shouted Thorin; but 08.035 {p} They were a gloomy party 08.036 {p} But they did not know 08.037 {p} About four days from the 08.038 {p} Still Bombur slept and they 08.039 {p} Two days later they found 08.040 {p} Is there no end to 08.041 {p} Of course somebody meant Bilbo. 08.042 {p} In the end he poked 08.043 {p} He looked at the black 08.044 {p} Actually, as I have told 08.045 {p} The forest goes on for 08.046 {p} That night they ate their 08.047 {p} He woke up suddenly and 08.048 {p} When he heard that there 08.049 {p} You need not try, said 08.050 {p} There was nothing now to 08.051 {p} No you don’t! they said. 08.052 {p} All the same he suddenly 08.053 {p} At that very moment Balin, 08.054 {p} They all looked, and a 08.055 {p} It looks as if my 08.056 {p} A feast would be no 08.057 {p} But without a feast we 08.058 {p} After a good deal of 08.059 {p} The smell of the roast 08.060 {p} There was nothing for it 08.061 {p} The lights are coming out 08.062 {p} Up they all jumped. There, 08.063 {p} When they got to the 08.064 {p} If it had been difficult 08.065 {p} They were just giving up 08.066 {p} I was having such a 08.067 {p} Good heavens! he has gone 08.068 {p} They are the best I 08.069 {p} But that was not the 08.070 {p} There’s a regular blaze of 08.071 {p} After lying and listening for 08.072 {p} Dead silence fell in the 08.073 {p} Bilbo found himself running round 08.074 {p} That was one of his 08.075 {p} Then the great spider, who 08.076 {p} There was the usual dim 08.077 {p} I will give you a 08.078 {p} After that he set out 08.079 {p} O! why did we not 08.080 {p} In the end he made 08.081 {p} He had picked his way 08.082 {p} It was a sharp struggle, 08.083 {p} Aye, they’ll make fine eating, 08.084 {p} Don’t hang ’em too long, 08.085 {p} Kill ’em, I say, hissed 08.086 {p} They’re dead now, I’ll warrant, 08.087 {p} That they are not. I 08.088 {p} With that one of the 08.089 {p} To the fattest of these 08.090 {p} The others laughed. You were 08.091 {p} I’ll soon put an end 08.092 {p} Bilbo saw that the moment 08.093 {p} The next stone went whizzing 08.094 {p} Bilbo, however, soon slipped away 08.095 {p} This is what he sang: 08.096 {lg} Old fat spider spinning in 08.097 {lg} Old Tomnoddy, all big body, 08.098 {p} Not very good perhaps, but 08.099 {p} Off Bilbo scuttled to a 08.100 {lg} Lazy Lob and crazy Cob 08.101 {lg} Here am I, naughty little 08.102 {p} With that he turned and 08.103 {p} The spiders saw the sword, 08.104 {p} He had precious little time, 08.105 {p} Bilbo’s next job was to 08.106 {p} Fili or Kili, he thought 08.107 {p} Somehow or other Fili was 08.108 {p} In this way they rescued 08.109 {p} Bilbo immediately went to the 08.110 {p} Now we see you, you 08.111 {p} While this was going on, 08.112 {p} Suddenly Bilbo noticed that some 08.113 {p} Come down! Come down! he 08.114 {p} Down the dwarves scrambled or 08.115 {p} Then the battle began. Some 08.116 {p} In the end Bilbo could 08.117 {p} I am going to disappear, 08.118 {p} It was difficult to get 08.119 {p} Soon there came the sound 08.120 {p} Hoping desperately that Bilbo had 08.121 {p} Things were looking pretty bad 08.122 {p} Go on! Go on! he 08.123 {p} And he did. He darted 08.124 {p} The dwarves then noticed that 08.125 {p} There they lay for some 08.126 {p} But there was nothing, nothing 08.127 {p} Gollum! Well I’m blest! So 08.128 {p} All of a sudden Dwalin 08.129 {p} It was a terrible shock. 08.130 {p} Thorin had been caught much 08.131 {p} The feasting people were Wood-elves, 08.132 {p} In a great cave some 08.133 {p} It was also the dungeon 08.134 {p} The king looked sternly on 08.135 {p} Why did you and your 08.136 {p} We did not attack them, 08.137 {p} Where are your friends now, 08.138 {p} I don’t know, but I 08.139 {p} What were you doing in 08.140 {p} Looking for food and drink, 08.141 {p} But what brought you into 08.142 {p} At that Thorin shut his 08.143 {p} Very well! said the king. 08.144 {p} Then the elves put thongs 08.145 {p} There in the king’s dungeon Chapter 09. Barrels Out of Bond 09.001 {p} The day after the battle 09.002 {p} There was no thought of 09.003 {p} Nor did they hear or 09.004 {p} Across the bridge the elves 09.005 {p} Inside the passages were lit 09.006 {p} The prisoners were brought before 09.007 {p} Long and searchingly he questioned 09.008 {p} What have we done, O 09.009 {p} Such a question of course 09.010 {p} Then he ordered the dwarves 09.011 {p} Poor Mr. Baggins—it was a 09.012 {p} I am like a burglar 09.013 {p} Eventually, after a week or 09.014 {p} Thorin was too wretched to 09.015 {p} So it was that Bilbo 09.016 {p} The other dwarves quite agreed 09.017 {p} Bilbo, however, did not feel 09.018 {p} One day, nosing and wandering 09.019 {p} Hiding behind one of the 09.020 {p} When the barrels were empty 09.021 {p} For some time Bilbo sat 09.022 {p} The evening meal had been 09.023 {p} Now come with me, he 09.024 {p} Very good, laughed the chief 09.025 {p} When he heard this Bilbo 09.026 {p} Very soon the chief guard 09.027 {p} First he unlocked Balin’s door, 09.028 {p} No time now! said the 09.029 {p} Then off he went from 09.030 {p} At last after much blundering 09.031 {p} Upon my word! said Thorin, 09.032 {p} Bilbo saw that the time 09.033 {p} We shall be bruised and 09.034 {p} Very well! said Bilbo very 09.035 {p} That was too much for 09.036 {p} That will save him some 09.037 {p} Balin was told off to 09.038 {p} They soon found thirteen with 09.039 {p} It had not been done 09.040 {p} Where’s old Galion, the butler? 09.041 {p} I shall be angry if 09.042 {p} Ha, ha! came a cry. 09.043 {p} Shake him! Wake him! shouted 09.044 {p} Galion was not at all 09.045 {p} Small wonder, said they, when 09.046 {p} Then they drank once round 09.047 {p} Get on with the work! 09.048 {p} Very well, very well, they 09.049 {lg} Roll—roll—roll—roll, roll-roll-rolling down the hole! 09.050 {p} So they sang as first 09.051 {p} It was just at this 09.052 {p} While all these thoughts were 09.053 {lg} Down the swift dark stream 09.054 {p} Now the very last barrel 09.055 {p} He came up again spluttering 09.056 {p} Very soon a grey patch 09.057 {p} Out they went under the 09.058 {p} I do hope I put 09.059 {p} The luck turned all right 09.060 {p} Before long the barrels broke 09.061 {p} In this way at last 09.062 {p} There were people on the 09.063 {p} There is no need to 09.064 {p} He woke again with a 09.065 {p} There was a mighty pushing 09.066 {p} This is a heavy load! 09.067 {p} No time now! cried the 09.068 {p} And off they went at 09.069 {p} They had escaped the dungeons Chapter 10. A Warm Welcome 10.001 {p} The day grew lighter and 10.002 {p} The lands opened wide about 10.003 {p} As he listened to the 10.004 {p} So you see Bilbo had 10.005 {p} All he knew was that 10.006 {p} The sun had set when 10.007 {p} Not far from the mouth 10.008 {p} But men remembered little of 10.009 {p} As soon as the raft 10.010 {p} They would have been surprised, 10.011 {p} Well, are you alive or 10.012 {p} Thorin of course saw the 10.013 {p} Dwalin and Balin were two 10.014 {p} I hope I never smell 10.015 {p} With the willing help of 10.016 {p} Well! Here we are! said 10.017 {p} I suggest Lake-town, said Bilbo. 10.018 {p} Nothing else could, of course, 10.019 {p} Who are you and what 10.020 {p} Thorin son of Thrain son 10.021 {p} Then there was tremendous excitement. 10.022 {p} And who are these? he 10.023 {p} The sons of my father’s 10.024 {p} If you come in peace 10.025 {p} We have none, said Thorin, 10.026 {p} He is at feast, said 10.027 {p} Then all the more reason 10.028 {p} Follow me then, said the 10.029 {p} I am Thorin son of 10.030 {p} All leaped to their feet. 10.031 {p} These are prisoners of our 10.032 {p} Is this true? asked the 10.033 {p} It is true that we 10.034 {p} Then the Master hesitated and 10.035 {lg} The King beneath the mountains, 10.036 {lg} His crown shall be upholden, 10.037 {lg} The woods shall wave on 10.038 {lg} The streams shall run in 10.039 {p} So they sang, or very 10.040 {p} Soon afterwards the other dwarves 10.041 {p} Some of the songs were 10.042 {p} Then, as he had said, 10.043 {p} In the meanwhile the Wood-elves 10.044 {p} Very well! We’ll see! No 10.045 {p} At the end of a 10.046 {p} Then for the first time 10.047 {p} But the Master was not 10.048 {p} So one day, although autumn Chapter 11. On the Doorstep 11.001 {p} In two days going they 11.002 {p} Not at any rate until 11.003 {p} They spent a cold and 11.004 {p} It was a weary journey, 11.005 {p} They reached the skirts of 11.006 {p} Before setting out to search 11.007 {p} There lies all that is 11.008 {p} They did not dare to 11.009 {p} Let us return! he said. 11.010 {p} The dragon is still alive 11.011 {p} That does not prove it, 11.012 {p} With such gloomy thoughts, followed 11.013 {p} Now strange to say Mr. 11.014 {p} But at last unexpectedly they 11.015 {p} They beat on it, they 11.016 {p} There was excitement in the 11.017 {p} There they made their third 11.018 {p} I am too fat for 11.019 {p} In the meanwhile some of 11.020 {p} Bilbo found sitting on the 11.021 {p} Their spirits had risen a 11.022 {p} You said sitting on the 11.023 {p} A large grey stone lay 11.024 {p} Tomorrow begins the last week 11.025 {p} And winter comes after autumn, 11.026 {p} And next year after that, 11.027 {p} Bilbo heard this—the dwarves were 11.028 {p} That night he was very 11.029 {p} If he lifted his head 11.030 {p} At that very moment he 11.031 {p} Suddenly Bilbo understood. Forgetting all 11.032 {p} Quickly Bilbo explained. They all 11.033 {p} Quickly, trembling lest the chance 11.034 {p} The key! The key! cried 11.035 {p} Thorin hurried up. 11.036 {p} The key! shouted Bilbo. The 11.037 {p} Then Thorin stepped up and 11.038 {p} Now they all pushed together, Chapter 12. Inside Information 12.001 {p} For a long time the 12.002 {p} Now is the time for 12.003 {p} You are familiar with Thorin’s 12.004 {p} If you mean you think 12.005 {p} He did not expect a 12.006 {p} The most that can be 12.007 {p} The stars were coming out 12.008 {p} After a while Balin bade 12.009 {p} Now you are in for 12.010 {p} He did not wake up 12.011 {p} It was. As he went 12.012 {p} It was at this point 12.013 {p} There he lay, a vast 12.014 {p} Smaug lay, with wings folded 12.015 {p} To say that Bilbo’s breath 12.016 {p} He gazed for what seemed 12.017 {p} Then Bilbo fled. But the 12.018 {p} Nor did he. Balin was 12.019 {p} The dwarves were still passing 12.020 {p} Then the dwarves forgot their 12.021 {p} Thieves! Fire! Murder! Such a 12.022 {p} To hunt the whole mountain 12.023 {p} There they would have all 12.024 {p} Roused by these words they 12.025 {p} They will be slain, and 12.026 {p} Nonsense! said Thorin, recovering his 12.027 {p} Those were perhaps the worst 12.028 {p} A whirring noise was heard. 12.029 {p} They had barely time to 12.030 {p} That’ll be the end of 12.031 {p} It was not a pleasant 12.032 {p} He guessed from the ponies, 12.033 {p} When morning came the terror 12.034 {p} They debated long on what 12.035 {p} What else do you suppose 12.036 {p} After that of course the 12.037 {p} I have no idea at 12.038 {p} Never mind that for the 12.039 {p} Well, if you really want 12.040 {p} Now I will make you 12.041 {p} Naturally the dwarves accepted the 12.042 {p} The sun was shining when 12.043 {p} Old Smaug is weary and 12.044 {p} Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, 12.045 {p} Well, thief! I smell you 12.046 {p} But Bilbo was not quite 12.047 {p} Do you now? said the 12.048 {p} Truly songs and tales fall 12.049 {p} You have nice manners for 12.050 {p} You may indeed! I come 12.051 {p} So I can well believe, 12.052 {p} I am the clue-finder, the 12.053 {p} Lovely titles! sneered the dragon. 12.054 {p} I am he that buries 12.055 {p} These don’t sound so creditable, 12.056 {p} I am the friend of 12.057 {p} That’s better! said Smaug. But 12.058 {p} This of course is the 12.059 {p} I thought so last night, 12.060 {p} Very well, O Barrel-rider! he 12.061 {p} Dwarves! said Bilbo in pretended 12.062 {p} Don’t talk to me! said 12.063 {p} I suppose you got a 12.064 {p} Bilbo was now beginning to 12.065 {p} You don’t know everything, O 12.066 {p} Ha! Ha! You admit the 12.067 {p} I don’t know if it 12.068 {p} You will hardly believe it, 12.069 {p} Now a nasty suspicion began 12.070 {p} I tell you, he said, 12.071 {p} Then Smaug really did laugh—a 12.072 {p} Revenge! he snorted, and the 12.073 {p} I have always understood, said 12.074 {p} The dragon stopped short in 12.075 {p} I might have guessed it, 12.076 {p} Yes, it is rare and 12.077 {p} Dazzlingly marvellous! Perfect! Flawless! Staggering! 12.078 {p} After he had seen that 12.079 {p} It was an unfortunate remark, 12.080 {p} Never laugh at live dragons, 12.081 {p} The afternoon was turning into 12.082 {p} But the hobbit was worried 12.083 {p} Drat the bird! said Bilbo 12.084 {p} Leave him alone! said Thorin. 12.085 {p} Well, he’ll have news to 12.086 {p} Why what has happened? cried 12.087 {p} So Bilbo told them all 12.088 {p} Well, well! It cannot be 12.089 {p} That turned the conversation, and 12.090 {p} At last he interrupted them. 12.091 {p} You are very gloomy, Mr. 12.092 {p} I don’t know, I don’t 12.093 {p} He seemed so much in 12.094 {p} The talk turned to the 12.095 {p} From that the talk turned 12.096 {p} The Arkenstone! The Arkenstone! murmured 12.097 {p} But the enchanted desire of 12.098 {p} Darkness grew deeper and he 12.099 {p} Something in his voice gave 12.100 {p} And not a moment too 12.101 {p} Smaug had left his lair 12.102 {p} After he had let off 12.103 {p} He rose in fire and Chapter 13. Not at Home 13.001 {p} In the meanwhile, the dwarves 13.002 {p} Thorin spoke: Let us try 13.003 {p} We are trapped! they groaned. 13.004 {p} But somehow, just when the 13.005 {p} Come, come! he said. While 13.006 {p} In desperation they agreed, and 13.007 {p} Now do be careful! whispered 13.008 {p} Down, down they went. The 13.009 {p} There he lay face downwards 13.010 {p} At length Mr. Baggins could 13.011 {p} Faint echoes ran round the 13.012 {p} Bilbo got up, and found 13.013 {p} Now I wonder what on 13.014 {p} Light! he cried. Can anybody 13.015 {p} The dwarves, of course, were 13.016 {p} Sh! sh! they hissed, when 13.017 {p} After a while a twinkling 13.018 {p} They saw the little dark 13.019 {p} It was the Arkenstone, the 13.020 {p} Suddenly Bilbo’s arm went towards 13.021 {p} Now I am a burglar 13.022 {p} Now he went on again. 13.023 {p} He went on, until he 13.024 {p} Only a bat, I suppose 13.025 {p} Thorin! Balin! Oin! Gloin! Fili! 13.026 {p} Faintly the dwarves heard his 13.027 {p} Now what on earth or 13.028 {p} They waited a moment or 13.029 {p} It is about our turn 13.030 {p} Gloin lit several more torches, 13.031 {p} Only a bat and a 13.032 {p} The dwarves indeed no longer 13.033 {p} Fili and Kili were almost 13.034 {p} Now the dwarves took down 13.035 {p} Mr. Baggins! he cried. Here 13.036 {p} With that he put on 13.037 {p} I feel magnificent, he thought; 13.038 {p} All the same Mr. Baggins 13.039 {p} Thorin! he cried aloud. What 13.040 {p} You speak the truth! answered 13.041 {p} Their glittering mail they had 13.042 {p} Though all the old adornments 13.043 {p} The steps were not made, 13.044 {p} This is the great chamber 13.045 {p} They passed through the ruined 13.046 {p} There is the birth of 13.047 {p} Out of a dark opening 13.048 {p} A whirl of bats frightened 13.049 {p} Well! said Bilbo, I never 13.050 {p} It was. A bitter easterly 13.051 {p} Suddenly Bilbo realized that he 13.052 {p} Quite right! said Balin. And 13.053 {p} How far is that? asked 13.054 {p} Five hours march, I should 13.055 {p} Dear me! grumbled the hobbit. 13.056 {p} As a matter of fact 13.057 {p} Come, come! said Thorin laughing—his 13.058 {p} That won’t be till Smaug’s 13.059 {p} That idea disturbed the dwarves 13.060 {p} We must move away from 13.061 {p} It’s a cold lonesome place, 13.062 {p} Come on! Come on! cried 13.063 {p} Under the rocky wall to 13.064 {p} After that they went on 13.065 {p} Here they found a flat 13.066 {p} Here, said Balin, in the 13.067 {p} Not much use, if we 13.068 {p} We must take our chance 13.069 {p} Hear, hear! cried Bilbo, and 13.070 {p} In the rock-chamber there would Chapter 14. Fire and Water 14.001 {p} Now if you wish, like 14.002 {p} The men of the lake-town 14.003 {p} Suddenly it flickered back to 14.004 {p} Look! said one. The lights 14.005 {p} Perhaps the King under the 14.006 {p} Which king? said another with 14.007 {p} You are always foreboding gloomy 14.008 {p} Then suddenly a great light 14.009 {p} There was once more a 14.010 {p} Then warning trumpets were suddenly 14.011 {p} Before long, so great was 14.012 {p} Amid shrieks and wailing and 14.013 {p} Roaring he swept back over 14.014 {p} Fire leaped from the dragon’s 14.015 {p} Fire leaped from thatched roofs 14.016 {p} Already men were jumping into 14.017 {p} That was the dragon’s hope. 14.018 {p} But there was still a 14.019 {p} Suddenly out of the dark 14.020 {p} Wait! Wait! it said to 14.021 {p} Then Bard drew his bow-string 14.022 {p} Arrow! said the bowman. Black 14.023 {p} The dragon swooped once more 14.024 {p} Full on the town he 14.025 {p} The waxing moon rose higher 14.026 {p} They gathered in mournful crowds 14.027 {p} He may have a good 14.028 {p} And in the very midst 14.029 {p} Bard is not lost! he 14.030 {p} King Bard! King Bard! they 14.031 {p} Girion was lord of Dale, 14.032 {p} We will have King Bard! 14.033 {p} I am the last man 14.034 {p} As you see, the Master 14.035 {p} Fools! said Bard. Why waste 14.036 {p} At length he spoke again: 14.037 {p} Then he strode off to 14.038 {p} Now everywhere Bard went he 14.039 {p} Meanwhile Bard took the lead, 14.040 {p} The Elvenking had received news 14.041 {p} That will be the last 14.042 {p} But the king, when he 14.043 {p} Their plans were soon made. 14.044 {p} But all the men of Chapter 15. The Gathering of the Clouds 15.001 {p} Now we will return to 15.002 {p} Something strange is happening, said 15.003 {p} Suddenly Bilbo pointed: There is 15.004 {p} Sure enough the old thrush 15.005 {p} I believe he is trying 15.006 {p} Not very well, said Bilbo 15.007 {p} I only wish he was 15.008 {p} I thought you did not 15.009 {p} Those were crows! And nasty 15.010 {p} They live many a year, 15.011 {p} No sooner had he finished 15.012 {p} We may not understand him, 15.013 {p} Before long there was a 15.014 {p} O Thorin son of Thrain, 15.015 {p} Behold! the birds are gathering 15.016 {p} Dead! Dead? shouted the dwarves. 15.017 {p} Yes, dead, said Roäc. The 15.018 {p} It was some time before 15.019 {p} So much for joy, Thorin 15.020 {p} Your own wisdom must decide 15.021 {p} Then Thorin burst forth in 15.022 {p} I will not say if 15.023 {p} Back now to the Mountain! 15.024 {p} And little food to use! 15.025 {p} Back to the Mountain! cried 15.026 {p} As you have heard some 15.027 {p} As they worked the ravens 15.028 {p} They were four days gone, 15.029 {p} There came a night when 15.030 {p} They have come! called Balin. 15.031 {p} That night the dwarves slept 15.032 {p} As they stood pointing and 15.033 {p} But they answered nothing. Some 15.034 {p} Then Bilbo longed to escape 15.035 {p} Then the dwarves themselves brought 15.036 {lg} Under the Mountain dark and 15.037 {lg} The sword is sharp, the 15.038 {lg} The dwarves of yore made 15.039 {lg} On silver necklaces they strung 15.040 {lg} The mountain throne once more 15.041 {lg} Now call we over mountains 15.042 {lg} The king is come unto 15.043 {p} This song appeared to please 15.044 {p} The next morning early a 15.045 {p} Again Thorin hailed them in 15.046 {p} A tall man stood forward, 15.047 {p} Who are you, and of 15.048 {p} I am Bard, and by 15.049 {p} Now these were fair words 15.050 {p} You put your worst cause 15.051 {p} It is in my mind 15.052 {p} A just question, replied Bard. 15.053 {p} I will not parley, as 15.054 {p} The Elvenking is my friend, 15.055 {p} Ere many hours were past, 15.056 {p} In the name of Esgaroth 15.057 {p} Then Thorin seized a bow 15.058 {p} Since such is your answer, 15.059 {p} With that the messengers departed 15.060 {p} The whole place still stinks Chapter 16. A Thief in the Night 16.001 {p} Now the days passed slowly 16.002 {p} For the Arkenstone of my 16.003 {p} Bilbo heard these words and 16.004 {p} Things had gone on like 16.005 {p} But they cannot reach the 16.006 {p} But Thorin was not moved. 16.007 {p} That night Bilbo made up 16.008 {p} It is mighty cold! said 16.009 {p} It is warm enough inside, 16.010 {p} I daresay; but I am 16.011 {p} Not as stiff as my 16.012 {p} I would give a good 16.013 {p} I can’t give you those, 16.014 {p} You are a good fellow, 16.015 {p} Off you go! said Bilbo. 16.016 {p} As soon as Bombur had 16.017 {p} It was very dark, and 16.018 {p} That was no fish! one 16.019 {p} Servant, indeed! snorted Bilbo; and 16.020 {p} Let’s have a light! he 16.021 {p} They seized him quickly, in 16.022 {p} I am Mr. Bilbo Baggins, 16.023 {p} Indeed! said they, and what 16.024 {p} Whatever it is, it’s my 16.025 {p} That is how it came 16.026 {p} Really you know, Bilbo was 16.027 {p} A share in the profits, 16.028 {p} Well, let him! said Bard. 16.029 {p} Quite so, said Bilbo. I 16.030 {p} We have, a long time 16.031 {p} I thought as much. I 16.032 {p} Why do you tell us 16.033 {p} My dear Bard! squeaked Bilbo. 16.034 {p} Let us hear it! they 16.035 {p} You may see it! said 16.036 {p} The Elvenking himself, whose eyes 16.037 {p} This is the Arkenstone of 16.038 {p} But how is it yours 16.039 {p} O well! said the hobbit 16.040 {p} The Elvenking looked at Bilbo 16.041 {p} Thank you very much I 16.042 {p} Nothing they could say would 16.043 {p} Well done! Mr. Baggins! he 16.044 {p} For the first time for 16.045 {p} All in good time! said 16.046 {p} Puzzled but cheered, Bilbo hurried 16.047 {p} At midnight he woke up Chapter 17. The Clouds Burst 17.001 {p} Next day the trumpets rang 17.002 {p} That will be Dain! said 17.003 {p} About midday the banners of 17.004 {p} Hail Thorin! said Bard. Are 17.005 {p} My mind does not change 17.006 {p} Is there then nothing for 17.007 {p} Nothing that you or your 17.008 {p} What of the Arkenstone of 17.009 {p} Then Thorin was stricken dumb 17.010 {p} Thorin at length broke the 17.011 {p} We are not thieves, Bard 17.012 {p} How came you by it? 17.013 {p} I gave it to them! 17.014 {p} You! You! cried Thorin, turning 17.015 {p} By the beard of Durin! 17.016 {p} Stay! Your wish is granted! 17.017 {p} You all seem in league! 17.018 {p} Dear me! Dear me! said 17.019 {p} I will, said Thorin grimly. 17.020 {p} Get down now to your 17.021 {p} What about the gold and 17.022 {p} That shall follow after, as 17.023 {p} Until then we keep the 17.024 {p} You are not making a 17.025 {p} They may indeed, said Thorin. 17.026 {p} And so Bilbo was swung 17.027 {p} Farewell! he cried to them. 17.028 {p} Be off! called Thorin. You 17.029 {p} Not so hasty! said Bard. 17.030 {p} With that they went back 17.031 {p} That day passed and the 17.032 {p} Trumpets called men and elves 17.033 {p} We are sent from Dain 17.034 {p} Bard, of course, refused to 17.035 {p} These were, in fact, precisely 17.036 {p} Fools! laughed Bard, to come 17.037 {p} But the Elvenking said: Long 17.038 {p} But he reckoned without the 17.039 {p} Suddenly without a signal they 17.040 {p} Still more suddenly a darkness 17.041 {p} Halt! cried Gandalf, who appeared 17.042 {p} Amazement and confusion fell upon 17.043 {p} Come! called Gandalf. There is 17.044 {p} So began a battle that 17.045 {p} This is the plan that 17.046 {p} Soon the thunder passed, rolling 17.047 {p} To the Mountain! called Bard. 17.048 {p} On the Southern spur, in 17.049 {p} It was a terrible battle. 17.050 {p} The elves were the first 17.051 {p} Just as the goblins were 17.052 {p} Panic came upon the Goblins; 17.053 {p} Goblins had scaled the Mountain 17.054 {p} Day drew on. The goblins 17.055 {p} Suddenly there was a great 17.056 {p} Rocks were hurled down from 17.057 {p} To me! To me! Elves 17.058 {p} Down, heedless of order, rushed 17.059 {p} Already behind him among the 17.060 {p} On all this Bilbo looked 17.061 {p} That did not seem far 17.062 {p} The clouds were torn by 17.063 {p} The Eagles! The Eagles! he 17.064 {p} Bilbo’s eyes were seldom wrong. 17.065 {p} The Eagles! the Eagles! Bilbo 17.066 {p} The Eagles! cried Bilbo once Chapter 18. The Return Journey 18.001 {p} When Bilbo came to himself, 18.002 {p} Now I wonder what has 18.003 {p} He sat up painfully. Looking 18.004 {p} Victory after all, I suppose! 18.005 {p} Suddenly he was aware of 18.006 {p} Hullo there! he called with 18.007 {p} What voice is it that 18.008 {p} Then Bilbo remembered his ring! 18.009 {p} It’s me, Bilbo Baggins, companion 18.010 {p} It is well that I 18.011 {p} A nasty knock on the 18.012 {p} I will carry you down 18.013 {p} The man was swift and 18.014 {p} When Gandalf saw Bilbo, he 18.015 {p} Hail! Thorin, he said as 18.016 {p} There indeed lay Thorin Oakenshield, 18.017 {p} Farewell, good thief, he said. 18.018 {p} Bilbo knelt on one knee 18.019 {p} No! said Thorin. There is 18.020 {p} Then Bilbo turned away, and 18.021 {p} All that had happened after 18.022 {p} But even with the Eagles 18.023 {p} The roar of his voice 18.024 {p} Swiftly he returned and his 18.025 {p} Victory had been assured before 18.026 {p} Where are the Eagles? he 18.027 {p} Some are in the hunt, 18.028 {p} I am sorry. I mean, 18.029 {p} As soon as you like, 18.030 {p} Actually it was some days 18.031 {p} There let it lie till 18.032 {p} Upon his tomb the Elvenking 18.033 {p} There was, of course, no 18.034 {p} Even a fourteenth share was 18.035 {p} To Bilbo he said: This 18.036 {p} Very kind of you, said 18.037 {p} In the end he would 18.038 {p} At last the time came 18.039 {p} Then the dwarves bowed low 18.040 {p} If ever you are passing 18.041 {p} Then he turned away. 18.042 {p} The elf-host was on the 18.043 {p} Gandalf and Bilbo rode behind 18.044 {p} Farewell! O Elvenking! said Gandalf. 18.045 {p} Farewell! O Gandalf! said the 18.046 {p} I beg of you, said 18.047 {p} In what way have I 18.048 {p} Well, er, I thought, don’t 18.049 {p} I will take your gift, 18.050 {p} Then the elves turned towards 18.051 {p} He had many hardships and 18.052 {p} It was spring, and a 18.053 {p} At last they came up 18.054 {p} So comes snow after fire, Chapter 19. The Last Stage 19.001 {p} It was on May the 19.002 {lg} The dragon is withered, His 19.003 {lg} The stars are far brighter 19.004 {lg} O! Where are you going, 19.005 {p} Then the elves of the 19.006 {p} It was in this way 19.007 {p} Ere long now, Gandalf was 19.008 {p} It would be well indeed, 19.009 {p} When the tale of their 19.010 {p} He woke to find himself 19.011 {lg} Sing all ye joyful, now 19.012 {lg} Dance all ye joyful, now 19.013 {lg} Sing we now softly, and 19.014 {p} Well, Merry People! said Bilbo 19.015 {p} And your snores would waken 19.016 {p} A little sleep does a 19.017 {p} Weariness fell from him soon 19.018 {p} Even as they left the 19.019 {p} Merry is May-time! said Bilbo, 19.020 {p} There is a long road 19.021 {p} But it is the last 19.022 {p} They came to the river 19.023 {p} This was much as it 19.024 {p} Not far from the road 19.025 {p} Indeed I can! said the 19.026 {p} So they put the gold 19.027 {p} As all things come to 19.028 {lg} Roads go ever ever on, 19.029 {lg} Roads go ever ever on 19.030 {p} Gandalf looked at him. My 19.031 {p} And so they crossed the 19.032 {p} Bless me! What’s going on? 19.033 {p} If he was surprised, they 19.034 {p} The return of Mr. Bilbo 19.035 {p} Indeed Bilbo found he had 19.036 {p} I am sorry to say 19.037 {p} He took to writing poetry 19.038 {p} One autumn evening some years 19.039 {p} Come in! Come in! said 19.040 {p} They fell to talking of 19.041 {p} The old Master had come 19.042 {p} The new Master is of 19.043 {p} Then the prophecies of the 19.044 {p} Of course! said Gandalf. And 19.045 {p} Thank goodness! said Bilbo laughing,