Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Long-expected Party
Hegaveordersformorewinetobeserved;thenhegotupanddrainedhisownglasssilentlytothehealthofBilbo,andslippedoutofthepavilion.
AsforBilboBaggins,evenwhilehewasmakinghisspeech,hehadbeenfingeringthegoldenringinhispocket:hismagicringthathehadkeptsecretforsomanyyears.Ashesteppeddownheslippeditonhisfinger,andhewasneverseenbyanyhobbitinHobbitonagain.
Hewalkedbrisklybacktohishole,andstoodforamomentlisteningwithasmiletothedininthepavilionandtothesoundsofmerrymakinginotherpartsofthefield.Thenhewentin.Hetookoffhispartyclothes,foldedupandwrappedintissue-paperhisembroideredsilkwaistcoat,andputitaway.Thenheputonquicklysomeolduntidygarments,andfastenedroundhiswaistawornleatherbelt.Onithehungashortswordinabatteredblack-leatherscabbard.Fromalockeddrawer,smellingofmoth-balls,hetookoutanoldcloakandhood.Theyhadbeenlockedupasiftheywereveryprecious,buttheyweresopatchedandweatherstainedthattheiroriginalcolourcouldhardlybeguessed:itmighthavebeendarkgreen.Theywererathertoolargeforhim.Hethenwentintohisstudy,andfromalargestrong-boxtookoutabundlewrappedinoldcloths,andaleather-boundmanuscript;andalsoalargebulkyenvelope.Thebookandbundlehestuffedintothetopofaheavybagthatwasstandingthere,alreadynearlyfull.Intotheenvelopeheslippedhisgoldenring,anditsfinechain,andthensealedit,andaddressedittoFrodo.Atfirstheputitonthemantelpiece,butsuddenlyheremoveditandstuckitinhispocket.AtthatmomentthedooropenedandGandalfcamequicklyin.
’Hullo!’saidBilbo.’Iwonderedifyouwouldturnup.’
