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Queer Lodgings

           AndinthedimshadowsofthatplaceIdon’tthinkyouwillshootanything,wholesomeorunwholesome,withoutstrayingfromthepath.ThatyouMUSTNOTdo,foranyreason."ThatisalltheadviceIcangiveyou.BeyondtheedgeoftheforestIcannothelpyoumuch;youmustdependonyourluckandyourcourageandthefoodIsendwithyou.AtthegateoftheforestImustaskyoutosendbackmyhorseandmyponies.ButIwishyouallspeed,andmyhouseisopentoyou,ifeveryoucomebackthiswayagain."

           Theythankedhim,ofcourse,withmanybowsandsweepingsoftheirhoodsandwithmanyan"atyourservice,Omasterofthewidewoodenhalls!"Buttheirspiritssankathisgravewords,andtheyallfeltthattheadventurewasfarmoredangerousthantheyhadthought,whileallthetime,eveniftheypassedalltheperilsoftheroad,thedragonwaswaitingattheend.Allthatmorningtheywerebusywithpreparations.SoonaftermiddaytheyatewithBeornforthelasttime,andafterthemealtheymountedthesteedshewaslendingthem,andbiddinghimmanyfarewellstheyrodeoffthroughhisgateatagoodpace.

           Assoonastheylefthishighhedgesattheeastofhisfencedlandsthey

           turnednorthandthenboretothenorth-west.Byhisadvicetheywereno

           longermakingforthemainforest-roadtothesouthofhisland.Hadthey

           followedthepass,theirpathwouldhaveledthemdownthestreamfromthemountainsthatjoinedthegreatrivermilessouthoftheCarrock.Atthatpointtherewasadeepfordwhichtheymighthavepassed,iftheyhadstillhadtheirponies,andbeyondthatatrackledtotheskirtsofthewoodandtotheentranceoftheoldforestroad.

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