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           "Iamlikeaburglarthatcan’tgetaway,butmustgoonmiserablyburglingthesamehousedayafterday,"hethought."Thisisthedreariestanddullestpartofallthiswretched,tiresome,uncomfortableadventure!IwishIwasbackinmyhobbit-holebymyownwarmfiresidewiththelampshining!"Heoftenwished,too,thathecouldgetamessageforhelpsenttothewizard,butthatofcoursewasquiteimpossible;andhesoonrealizedthatifanythingwastobedone,itwouldhavetobedonebyMr.Baggins,aloneandunaided.

           Eventually,afteraweekortwoofthissneakingsortoflife,bywatchingandfollowingtheguardsandtakingwhatchanceshecould,hemanagedtofindoutwhereeachdwarfwaskept.Hefoundalltheirtwelvecellsindifferentpartsofthepalace,andafteratimehegottoknowhiswayaboutverywell.Whatwashissurpriseonedaytooverhearsomeoftheguardstalkingandtolearnthattherewasanotherdwarfinprisontoo,inaspeciallydeepdarkplace.Heguessedatonce,ofcourse,thatthatwasThorin;andafterawhilehefoundthathisguesswasright.Atlastaftermanydifficultieshemanagedtofindtheplacewhennoonewasabout,andtohaveawordwiththechiefofthedwarves.Thorinwastoowretchedtobeangryanylongerathismisfortunes,andwasevenbeginningtothinkoftellingthekingallabouthistreasureandhisquest(whichshowshowlow-spiritedhehadbecome),whenheheardBilbo’slittlevoiceathiskeyhole.Hecouldhardlybelievehisears.