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InreturnfortheexcellentmealIwillgiveyouonepieceofadviceforyourgood:don’thavemoretodowithdwarvesthanyoucanhelp!"
"Dwarves!"saidBilboinpretendedsurprise.
"Don’ttalktome!"saidSmaug."Iknowthesmell(andtaste)ofdwarf-noonebetter.Don’ttellmethatIcaneatadwarf-riddenponyandnotknowit!You’llcometoabadend,ifyougowithsuchfriends.ThiefBarrel-rider.Idon’tmindifyougobackandtellthemsofromme."
ButhedidnottellBilbothattherewasonesmellhecouldnotmakeoutatall,hobbit-smell;itwasquiteoutsidehisexperienceandpuzzledhimmightily.
"Isupposeyougotafairpriceforthatcuplastnight?"hewenton."Comenow,didyou?Nothingatall!Well,that’sjustlikethem.AndIsupposetheyareskulkingoutside,andyourjobistodoallthedangerousworkandgetwhatyoucanwhenI’mnotlooking-forthem?Andyouwillgetafairshare?Don’tyoubelieveit!Ifyougetoffalive,youwillbelucky."Bilbowasnowbeginningtofeelreallyuncomfortable.WheneverSmaug’srovingeye,seekingforhimintheshadows,flashedacrosshim,hetrembled,andanunaccountabledesireseizedholdofhimtorushoutandrevealhimselfandtellallthetruthtoSmaug.Infacthewasingrievousdangerofcomingunderthedragon-spell.Butpluckingupcouragehespokeagain."Youdon’tknoweverything,OSmaugtheMighty,"saidhe."Notgoldalonebroughtushither."
"Ha!Ha!Youadmitthe’us’,"laughedSmaug."Whynotsay’usfourteen’andbedonewithit.Mr.
