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Flies and Spiders
Hecouldonlyseethethings’seyes,buthecouldfeelitshairylegsasitstruggledtowinditsabominablethreadsroundandroundhim.Itwasluckythathehadcometohissensesintime.Soonhewouldnothavebeenabletomoveatall.Asitwas,hehadadesperatefightbeforehegotfree.Hebeatthecreatureoffwithhishands-itwastryingtopoisonhimtokeephimquiet,assmallspidersdotoflies-untilherememberedhisswordanddrewitout.Thenthespiderjumpedback,andhehadtimetocuthislegsloose.Afterthatitwashisturntoattack.Thespiderevidentlywasnotusedtothingsthatcarriedsuchstingsattheirsides,oritwouldhavehurriedawayquicker.Bilbocameatitbeforeitcoulddisappearandstruckitwithhisswordrightintheeyes.Thenitwentmadandleapedanddancedandflungoutitslegsinhorriblejerks,untilhekilleditwithanotherstroke;andthenhefelldownandrememberednothingmoreforalongwhile.
Therewastheusualdimgreylightoftheforest-dayabouthimwhenhecametohissenses.Thespiderlaydeadbesidehim,andhissword-bladewasstainedblack.Somehowthekillingofthegiantspider,allalonebyhimselfinthedarkwithoutthehelpofthewizardorthedwarvesorofanyoneelse,madeagreatdifferencetoMr.Baggins.Hefeltadifferentperson,andmuchfiercerandbolderinspiteofanemptystomach,ashewipedhisswordonthegrassandputitbackintoitssheath.
"Iwillgiveyouaname,"hesaidtoit,"andIshallcallyouSting."Afterthathesetouttoexplore.Theforestwasgrimandsilent,butobviouslyhehadfirstofalltolookforhisfriends,whowerenotlikelytobeveryfaroff,unlesstheyhadbeenmadeprisonersbytheelves(orworsethings).
Bilbofeltthatitwasunsafetoshout,andhestoodalongwhilewonderinginwhatdirectionthepathlay,andinwhatdirectionheshouldgofirsttolookforthedwarves.
