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The Last Stage
Hetooktowritingpoetryandvisitingtheelves;andthoughmanyshooktheirheadsandtouchedtheirforeheadsandsaid"PooroldBaggins!"andthoughfewbelievedanyofhistales,heremainedveryhappytotheendofhisdays,andthosewereextraordinarilylong.
OneautumneveningsomeyearsafterwardsBilbowassittinginhisstudywritinghismemoirs-hethoughtofcallingthem"ThereandBackAgain,aHobbit’sHoliday"-whentherewasaringatthedoor.ItwasGandalfandadwarf;andthedwarfwasactuallyBalin.
"Comein!Comein!"saidBilbo,andsoontheyweresettledinchairsbythefire.IfBalinnoticedthatMr.Baggins’waistcoatwasmoreextensive(andhadrealgoldbuttons),BilboalsonoticedthatBalm’sbeardwasseveralincheslonger,andhisjewelledbeltwasofgreatmagnificence.Theyfelltotalkingoftheirtimestogether,ofcourse,andBilboaskedhowthingsweregoinginthelandsoftheMountain.Itseemedtheyweregoingverywell.BardhadrebuiltthetowninDaleandmenhadgatheredtohimfromtheLakeandfromSouthandWest,andallthevalleyhadbecometilledagainandrich,andthedesolationwasnowfilledwithbirdsandblossomsinspringandfruitandfeastinginautumn.AndLake-townwasrefoundedandwasmoreprosperousthanever,andmuchwealthwentupanddowntheRunningRiver;andtherewasfriendshipinthosepartsbetweenelvesanddwarvesandmen.TheoldMasterhadcometoabadend
