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           AllthattheunsuspectingBilbosawthatmorningwasanoldmanwithastaff. Hehadatallpointedbluehat, alonggreycloak, asilverscarfoverwhichawhitebeardhungdownbelowhiswaist,andimmenseblackboots. "Goodmorning!"saidBilbo,andhemeantit. Thesunwasshining,andthegrasswasverygreen. ButGandalflookedathimfromunderlongbushyeyebrowsthatstuckoutfurtherthanthebrimofhisshadyhat. "Whatdoyoumean?"besaid. "Doyouwishmeagoodmorning, ormeanthatitisagoodmorningwhetherIwantnot; orthatyoufeelgoodthismorning;orthatitismorningtobegoodon?" 

           "Allofthematonce,"saidBilbo. "Andaveryfinemorningforapipeoftobaccooutofdoors,intothebargain. Ifyouhaveapipeaboutyou,sitdownandhaveafillofmine! There’snohurry,wehaveallthedaybeforeus!" ThenBilbosatdownonaseatbyhisdoor, crossedhislegs,andblewoutabeautifulgreyringofsmoke thatsailedupintotheairwithoutbreakingandfloatedawayoverTheHill. 

           "Verypretty!"saidGandalf. "ButIhavenotimetoblowsmoke-ringsthismorning. Iamlookingforsomeonetoshareinanadventure thatIamarranging,andit’sverydifficulttofindanyone." 

           Ishouldthinkso-intheseparts! Weareplainquietfolkandhavenouseforadventures. Nastydisturbinguncomfortablethings! Makeyoulatefordinner! Ican’tthinkwhatanybodyseesinthem,saidourMr.Baggins, andstuckonethumbbehindhisbraces, andblewoutanotherevenbiggersmoke-ring. Thenhetookouthismorningletters,andbegintoread, pretendingtotakenomorenoticeoftheoldman. Hehaddecidedthathewasnotquitehissort, andwantedhimtogoaway.