Хоббит
Queer Lodgings
"HecalledittheCarrock,becausecarrockishiswordforit.Hecallsthingslikethatcarrocks,andthisoneistheCarrockbecauseitistheonlyonenearhishomeandheknowsitwell."
"Whocallsit?Whoknowsit?"
"TheSomebodyIspokeof-averygreatperson.YoumustallbeverypolitewhenIintroduceyou.Ishallintroduceyouslowly,twobytwo,Ithink;andyoumustbecarefulnottoannoyhim,orheavenknowswhatwillhappen.Hecanbeappallingwhenheisangry,thoughheiskindenoughifhumoured.StillIwarnyouhegetsangryeasily."
ThedwarvesallgatheredroundwhentheyheardthewizardtalkinglikethistoBilbo."Isthatthepersonyouaretakingustonow?"theyasked."Couldn’tyoufindsomeonemoreeasy-tempered?Hadn’tyoubetterexplainitallabitclearer?"-andsoon.
"Yesitcertainlyis!NoIcouldnot!AndIwasexplainingverycarefully,"answeredthewizardcrossly."Ifyoumustknowmore,hisnameisBeorn.Heisverystrong,andheisaskin-changer."
"What!afurrier,amanthatcallsrabbitsconies,whenhedoesn’tturntheirskinsintosquirrels?"askedBilbo.
"Goodgraciousheavens,no,no,NO,NO!"saidGandalf."Don’tbeafoolMr.Bagginsifyoucanhelpit;andinthenameofallwonderdon’tmentionthewordfurrieragainaslongasyouarewithinahundredmilesofhishouse,nor,rug,cape,tippet,muff,noranyothersuchunfortunateword!Heisaskin-changer.Hechangeshisskin;sometimesheisahugeblackbear,sometimesheisagreatstrongblack-hairedmanwithhugearmsandagreatbeard.
