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           Hewasjustabouttostepoutontothefloorwhenhecaughtasuddenthinandpiercingrayofredfromunderthedroopinglid.ofSmaug’slefteye.Hewasonlypretendingtosleep!Hewaswatchingthetunnelentrance!HurriedlyBilbosteppedbackandblessedtheluckofhisring.ThenSmaugspoke.

           "Well,thief!IsmellyouandIfeelyourair.Ihearyourbreath.Comealong!Helpyourselfagain,thereisplentyandtospare!"ButBilbowasnotquitesounlearnedindragon-loreasallthat,andifSmaughopedtogethimtocomenearersoeasilyhewasdisappointed."Nothankyou,OSmaugthe.Tremendous!"hereplied."Ididnotcomeforpresents.Ionlywishedtohavealookatyouandseeifyouweretrulyasgreatastalessay.Ididnotbelievethem."

           "Doyounow?"saidthedragonsomewhatflattered,eventhoughhedidnotbelieveawordofit.j"Trulysongsandtalesfallutterlyshortofthereality,OSmaugtheChiefestandGreatestofCalamities,"repliedBilbo.

           Youhavenicemannersforathiefandaliar,"saidthedragon."Youseemfamiliarwithmyname,butIdon’tseemtoremembersmellingyoubefore.Whoareyouandwheredoyoucomefrom,mayIask?"

           "Youmayindeed!Icomefromunderthehill,andunderhillsandoverthehillsmypathsled.Andthroughtheair,Iamhethatwalksunseen.""SoIcanwellbelieve,"saidSmaug,"butthatishardlyourusualname.""Iamtheclue-finder,theweb-cutter,thestingingfly.Iaschosenfortheluckynumber."

           "Lovelytitles!"sneeredthedragon."Butluckynumbersdon’talwayscomeoff.