Хоббит
Barrels Out of Bond
Butwhatcomesnext?"Bilbosawthatthetimehadcometoexplainhisidea,asfarashecould;buthedidnotfeelatallsurebowthedwarveswouldtakeit.Hisfearswerequitejustified,fortheydidnotlikeitabit,andstartedgrumblingloudlyinspiteoftheirdanger.
"Weshallbebruisedandbatteredtopieces,anddrownedtoo,forcertain!"theymuttered."Wethoughtyouhadgotsomesensiblenotion,whenyoumanagedtogetholdofthekeys.Thisisamadidea!""Verywell!"saidBilboverydowncast,andalsoratherannoyed."Comealongbacktoyournicecells,andIwilllockyouallinagain,andyoucansittherecomfortablyandthinkofabetterplan-butIdon’tsupposeIshallevergetholdofthekeysagain,evenifIfeelinclinedtotry.""Thatwastoomuchforthem,andtheycalmeddown.Intheend,ofcourse,theyhadtodojustwhatBilbosuggested,becauseitwasobviouslyimpossibleforthemtotryandfindtheirwayintotheupperhalls,ortofighttheirwayoutofgatesthatclosedbymagic;anditwasnogoodgrumblinginthepassagesuntiltheywerecaughtagain.Sofollowingthehobbit,downintothelowestcellarstheycrept.Theypassedadoorthroughwhichthechiefguardandthebutlercouldbeseenstillhappilysnoringwithsmilesupontheirfaces.ThewineofDorwinionbringsdeepandpleasantdreams.Therewouldbeadifferentexpressiononthefaceofthechiefguardnextday,eventhoughBilbo,beforetheywenton,stoleinandkindheartedlyputthekeysbackonhisbelt.
