Хоббит
Not at Home
"NowIamaburglarindeed!"thoughthe."ButIsupposeImusttellthedwarvesaboutit-sometime.ThedidsayIcouldpickandchoosemyownshare;andIthinkIwouldchoosethis,iftheytookalltherest!"Allthesamehehadanuncomfortablefeelingthatthepickingandchoosinghadnotreallybeenmeanttoincludethismarvellousgem,andthattroublewouldyetcomeofit.Nowhewentonagain.Downtheothersideofthegreatmoundheclimbed,andthesparkofhistorchvanishedfromthesightofthewatchingdwarves.Butsoontheysawitfarawayinthedistanceagain.Bilbowascrossingthefloorofthehall.
Hewenton,untilhecametothegreatdoorsatthefurtherside,andthereadraughtofairrefreshedhim,butitalmostpuffedouthislight.Hepeepedtimidlythroughandcaughtaglimpseofgreatpassagesandofthedimbeginningsofwidestairsgoingupintothegloom.AndstilltherewasnosightnorsoundofSmaug.Hewasjustgoingtoturnandgoback,whenablackshapeswoopedathimandbrushedhisface.Hesqueakedandstarted,stumbledbackwardsandfell.Historchdroppedheaddownwardsandwentout!"Onlyabat,Isupposeandhope!"hesaidmiserably.ButnowwhatamItodo?WhichisEast,South,NorthWest?"
"Thorin!Balin!Oin!Gloin!Fill!Kili!"hecriedasloudhecould-itseemedathinlittlenoiseinthewideblackness."Thelight’sgoneout!Someonecomeandfindandhelpme!"Forthemomenthiscouragehadfailedtogether.
