Хоббит
A Warm Welcome
"TheKingbeneaththemountains,
TheKingofcarvenstone,
Thelordofsilverfountains
Shallcomeintohisown!
Hiscrownshallbeupholden,
Hisharpshallberestrung,
Hishallsshallechogolden
Tosongsofyorere-sung.
Thewoodsshallwaveonmountains
Andgrassbeneaththesun;
Hiswealthshallflowinfountains
Andtheriversgoldenrun.
Thestreamsshallruningladness,
Thelakesshallshineandburn,
Andsorrowfailandsadness
AttheMountain-king’sreturn!"
Sotheysang,orverylikethat,onlytherewasagreatdealmoreofit,andtherewasmuchshoutingaswellasthemusicofharpsandoffiddlesmixedupwithit.Indeedsuchexcitementhadnotbeenknowninthetowninthememoryoftheoldestgrandfather.TheWood-elvesthemselvesbegantowondergreatlyandeventobeafraid.TheydidnotknowofcoursehowThorinhadescaped,andtheybegantothinktheirkingmighthavemadeaseriousmistake.AsfortheMasterhesawtherewasnothingelseforitbuttoobeythegeneralclamour,forthemomentatanyrate,andtopretendtobelievethatThorinwaswhathesaid.SohegaveuptohimhisowngreatchairandsetFiliandKilibesidehiminplacesofhonour.EvenBilbowasgivenaseatatthehightable,andnoexplanationofwherehecamein-nosongshadalludedtohimevenintheobscurestway-wasaskedforinthegeneralbustle.
Soonafterwardstheotherdwarveswerebroughtintothetownamidscenesofastonishingenthusiasm.Theywerealldoctoredandfedandhousedandpamperedinthemostdelightfulandsatisfactoryfashion.
