Хоббит
A Thief in the Night
"Whoareyou?Areyouthedwarves’hobbit?Whatareyoudoing?Howdidyougetsofarpastoursentinels?"theyaskedoneafteranother.
"IamMr.BilboBaggins,"heanswered,"companionofThorin,ifyouwanttoknow.Iknowyourkingwellbysight,thoughperhapshedoesn’tknowmetolookat.ButBardwillrememberme,anditisBardIparticularlywanttosee."
"Indeed!"saidthey,"andwhatmaybeyourbusiness?""Whateveritis,it’smyown,mygoodelves.Butifyouwishevertogetbacktoyourownwoodsfromthiscoldcheerlessplace,"heansweredshivering,"youwilltakemealongquiettoafire,whereIcandry-andthenyouwillletmespeaktoyourchiefsasquickasmaybe.Ihaveonlyanhourortwotospare."
ThatishowitcameaboutthatsometwohoursafterhisescapefromtheGate,Bilbowassittingbesideawarmfireinfrontofalargetent,andtheresattoo,gazingcuriouslyathim,boththeElvenkingandBard.Ahobbitinelvisharmour,partlywrappedinanoldblanket,wassomethingnewtothem."Reallyyouknow,"Bilbowassayinginhisbestbusinessmanner,"thingsareimpossible.PersonallyIamtiredofthewholeaffair.IwishIwasbackintheWestinmyownhome,wherefolkaremorereasonable.ButIhaveaninterestinthismatter-onefourteenthshare,tobeprecise,accordingtoaletter,whichfortunatelyIbelieveIhavekept."
