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           "Youareneededandwehavelookedforyoulong.Youwouldhavebeennumberedamongthedead,whoaremany,ifGandalfthewizardhadnotsaidthatyourvoicewaslastheardinthisplace.Ihavebeensenttolookhereforthelasttime.Areyoumuchhurt?"

           "Anastyknockonthehead,Ithink,"saidBilbo."ButIhaveahelmandahardskull.AllthesameIfeelsickandmylegsarelikestraws.""Iwillcarryyoudowntothecampinthevalley,"saidtheman,andpickedhimlightlyup.

           Themanwasswiftandsure-footed.ItwasnotlongbeforeBilbowassetdownbeforeatentinDale;andtherestoodGandalf,withhisarminasling.Eventhewizardhadnotescapedwithoutawound;andtherewerefewunharmedinallthehost.

           WhenGandalfsawBilbo,hewasdelighted."Baggins!"heexclaimed."WellInever!Aliveafterall-1amglad!Ibegantowonderifevenyourluckwouldseeyouthrough!Aterriblebusiness,anditnearlywasdisastrous.Butothernewscanwait.Come!"hesaidmoregravely."Youarecalledfor;"andleadingthehobbithetookhimwithinthetent.

           "Hail!Thorin,"hesaidasheentered."Ihavebroughthim."ThereindeedlayThorinOakenshield,woundedwithmanywounds,andhisrentarmourandnotchedaxewerecastuponthefloor.HelookedupasBilbocamebesidehim.

           "Farewell,goodthief,"hesaid."Igonowtothehallsofwaitingtositbesidemyfathers,untiltheworldisrenewed.SinceIleavenowallgoldandsilver,andgowhereitisoflittleworth,Iwishtopartinfriendshipfromyou,andIwouldtakebackmywordsanddeedsattheGate."