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           HewasdiscussingplanswiththeGreatEagleforcarryingthedwarvesandhimselfandBilbofarawayandsettingthemdownwellontheirjourneyacrosstheplainsbelow.

           TheLordoftheEagleswouldnottakethemanywherenearwheremenlived."Theywouldshootatuswiththeirgreatbowsofyew,"hesaid,"fortheywouldthinkwewereaftertheirsheep.Andatothertimestheywouldberight.No!wearegladtocheatthegoblinsoftheirsport,andgladtorepayourthankstoyou,butwewillnotriskourselvesfordwarvesinthesouthwardplains."

           "Verywell,"saidGandalf."Takeuswhereandasfarasyouwill!Wearealreadydeeplyobligedtoyou.Butinthemeantimewearefamishedwithhunger."

           "Iamnearlydeadofit,"saidBilboinaweaklittlevoicethatnobodyheard.

           "Thatcanperhapsbemended,"saidtheLordoftheEagles.Lateronyoumighthaveseenabrightfireontheshelfofrockandthefiguresofthedwarvesrounditcookingandmakingafineroastingsmell.Theeagleshadbroughtupdryboughsforfuel,andtheyhadbroughtrabbits,hares,andasmallsheep.Thedwarvesmanagedallthepreparations.Bilbowastooweaktohelp,andanywayhewasnotmuchgoodatskinningrabbitsorcuttingupmeat,beingusedtohavingitdeliveredbythebutcherallreadytocook.Gandalf,too,waslyingdownafterdoinghispartinsettingthefiregoing,sinceOinandGloinhadlosttheirtinder-boxes.(Dwarveshavenevertakentomatchesevenyet.)

           SoendedtheadventuresoftheMistyMountains.SoonBilbo’sstomachwasfeelingfullandcomfortableagain,andhefelthecouldsleepcontentedly,thoughreallyhewouldhavelikedaloafandbutterbetterthanbitsofmeattoastedonsticks.