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An Unexpected Party
"Don’tbeabsurd! Heisanenemyquitebeyondthepowersofallthedwarvesputtogether,iftheycouldallbecollectedagainfromthefourcornersoftheworld. Theonethingyourfatherwishedwasforhissontoreadthemapandusethekey. ThedragonandtheMountainaremorethanbigenoughtasksforyou!"
"Hear,hear!"saidBilbo,andaccidentallysaiditaloud, "Hearwhat?"theyallsaidturningsuddenlytowardshim,andhewassoflusteredthatheanswered"HearwhatIhavegottosay! ""What’sthat?"theyasked. "Well,IshouldsaythatyououghttogoEastandhavealookround.
AfterallthereistheSide-door,anddragonsmustsleepsometimes,Isuppose.
Ifyousitonthedoorsteplongenough,Idaresayyouwillthinkofsomething. Andwell,don’tyouknow,Ithinkwehavetalkedlongenoughforonenight,ifyouseewhatImean. Whataboutbed,andanearlystart,andallthat? Iwillgiveyouagoodbreakfastbeforeyougo."
"Beforewego,Isupposeyoumean,"saidThorin. "Aren’tyoutheburglar? Andisn’tsittingonthedoor-stepyourjob,nottospeakofgettinginsidethedoor? ButIagreeaboutbedandbreakfast. Ilikeeggswithmyham,whenstartingonajourney:friednotpoached,andmindyoudon’tbreak’em."
Afteralltheothershadorderedtheirbreakfastswithoutsomuchasaplease(whichannoyedBilboverymuch),theyallgotup. Thehobbithadtofindroomforthemall,andfilledallhisspare-roomsandmadebedsonchairsandsofas,beforehegotthemallstowedandwenttohisownlittlebedverytiredandnotaltogetherhappy.