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           YoumayremembersayingthatImightchoosemyownfourteenthshare?PerhapsItookittooliterally-1havebeentoldthatdwarvesaresometimespoliterinwordthanindeed.Thetimewas,allthesame,whenyouseemedtothinkthatIhadbeenofsomeservice.Descendantofrats,indeed!IsthisailtheserviceofyouandyourfamilythatIwaspromised.Thorin?

           TakeitthatIhavedisposedofmyshareasIwished,andletitgoatthat!""Iwill,"saidThoringrimly."AndIwillletyougoatthat-andmaywenevermeetagain!"Thenheturnedandspokeoverthewall."Iambetrayed,"hesaid."ItwasrightlyguessedthatIcouldnotforbeartoredeemtheArkenstone,thetreasureofmyhouse.ForitIwillgiveonefourteenthshareofthehoardinsilverandgold,settingasidethegems;butthatshallbeaccountedthepromisedshareofthistraitor,andwiththatrewardheshalldepart,andyoucandivideitasyouwill.Hewillgetlittleenough,Idoubtnot.Takehim,ifyouwishhimtolive;andnofriendshipofminegoeswithhim.

           "Getdownnowtoyourfriends!"hesaidtoBilbo,"orIwillthrowyoudown."

           "Whataboutthegoldandsilver?"askedBilbo.

           "Thatshallfollowafter,ascanbearranged,"saidhe.

           "Getdown!"

           "Untilthenwekeepthestone,"criedBard.

           "YouarenotmakingaverysplendidfigureasKingundertheMountain,"saidGandalf."Butthingsmaychangeyet."

           "Theymayindeed,"saidThorin.