Хоббит

           NotthatBelladonnaTookeverhadanyadventuresaftershebecameMrs.BungoBaggins. Bungo,thatwasBilbo’sfather,builtthemostluxurioushobbit-holeforher (andpartlywithhermoney) thatwastobefoundeitherunderTheHilloroverTheHilloracrossTheWater, andtheretheyremainedtotheendoftheirdays. StillitisprobablethatBilbo,heronlyson, althoughhelookedandbehavedexactlylikeasecondeditionofhissolidandcomfortablefather, gotsomethingabitqueerinhismakeupfromtheTookside, somethingthatonlywaitedforachancetocomeout. Thechanceneverarrived,untilBilboBagginswasgrownup, beingaboutfiftyyearsoldorso, andlivinginthebeautifulhobbit-holebuiltbyhisfather, whichIhavejustdescribedforyou,untilhehadinfactapparentlysettleddownimmovably. 

           Bysomecuriouschanceonemorninglongagointhequietoftheworld, whentherewaslessnoiseandmoregreen, andthehobbitswerestillnumerousandprosperous, andBilboBagginswasstandingathisdoorafterbreakfastsmokinganenormouslongwoodenpipe thatreachednearlydowntohiswoollytoes(neatlybrushed) -Gandalfcameby. Gandalf!IfyouhadheardonlyaquarterofwhatIhaveheardabouthim, andIhaveonlyheardverylittleofallthereistohear, youwouldbepreparedforanysortIofremarkabletale. Talesandadventuressproutedupallovertheplacewhereverhewent,inthemostextraordinaryfashion. HehadnotbeendownthatwayunderTheHillforagesandages, notsincehisfriendtheOldTookdied,infact,andthehobbitshadalmostforgottenwhathelookedlike. HehadbeenawayoverTheHillandacrossTheWateronbusinessofhisown sincetheywereallsmallhobbit-boysandhobbit-girls.