Хоббит
Barrels Out of Bond
"Thatwillsavehimsomeofthetroubleheisinfor,"saidMr.Bagginstohimself."Hewasn’tabadfellow,andquitedecenttotheprisoners.Itwillpuzzlethemalltoo.Theywillthinkwehadaverystrongmagictopassthroughallthoselockeddoorsanddisappear.Disappear!Wehavegottogetbusyveryquick,ifthatistohappen!"
Balinwastoldofftowatchtheguardandthebutlerandgivewarningiftheystirred.Therestwentintotheadjoiningcellarwiththetrapdoors.
Therewaslittletimetolose.Beforelong,asBilboknew,someelveswereunderorderstocomedownandhelpthebutlergettheemptybarrelsthroughthedoorsintothestream.Thesewereinfactalreadystandinginrowsinthemiddleofthefloorwaitingtobepushedoff.Someofthemwerewine-barrels,andthesewerenotmuchuse,astheycouldnoteasilybeopenedattheendwithoutadealofnoise,norcouldtheyeasilybesecuredagain.Butamongthemwereseveralotherswhichhadbeenusedforbringingotherstuffs,butter,apples,andallsortsofthings,totheking’spalace.Theysoonfoundthirteenwithroomenoughforadwarfineach.Infactsomeweretooroomy,andastheyclimbedinthedwarvesthoughtanxiouslyoftheshakingandthebumpingtheywouldgetinside,thoughBilbodidhisbesttofindstrawandotherstufftopacktheminascosilyascouldbemanagedinashorttime.Atlasttwelvedwarveswerestowed.
