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Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire
Gandalf,whowasagooddealtallerthantheothers,hadfoundatreeintowhichtheycouldnotclimb,alargepinestandingattheveryedgeoftheglade.Hewasquitehiddeninitsboughs,butyoucouldseehiseyesgleaminginthemoonashepeepedout.
AndBilbo?Hecouldnotgetintoanytree,andwasscuttlingaboutfromtrunktotrunk,likearabbitthathaslostitsholeandhasadogafterit."You’velefttheburglarbehindagain}"saidNoritoDorilookingdown."Ican’tbealwayscarryingburglarsonmyback,"saidDori,"downtunnelsanduptrees!WhatdoyouthinkIam?Aporter?""He’llbeeatenifwedon’t’dosomething,"saidThorin,fortherewerehowlsallaroundthemnow,gettingnearerandnearer."Dori!"hecalled,forDoriwaslowestdownintheeasiesttree,"bequick,andgiveMr.Bagginsahandup!"
Doriwasreallyadecentfellowinspiteofhisgrumbling.PoorBilbocouldnotreachhishandevenwhenheclimbeddowntothebottombranchandhunghisarmdownasfaraseverhecould.SoDoriactuallyclimbedoutofthetreeandletBilboscrambleupandstandonhisback.Justatthatmomentthewolvestrottedhowlingintotheclearing.Allofasuddentherewerehundredsofeyeslookingatthem.StillDorididnotletBilbodown.Hewaitedtillhehadclamberedoffhisshouldersintothebranches,andthenhejumpedforthebrancheshimself.Onlyjustintime!Awolfsnapped-athiscloakasheswungup,andnearlygothim.Inaminutetherewasawholepackofthemyelpingallroundthetreeandleapingupatthetrunk,witheyesblazingandtongueshangingout.ButeventhewildWargs(forsotheevilwolvesovertheEdgeoftheWildwerenamed)cannotclimbtrees.Foratimetheyweresafe.’Luckilyitwaswarmandnotwindy.Treesarenotverycomfortabletositinforlongatanytime;butinthecoldandthewind,withwolvesallroundbelowwaitingforyou,theycanbeperfectlymiserableplaces.
