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Roast Mutton
ItwasjustthenthatGandalfcameback.Butnoonesawhim.Thetrollshadjustdecidedtoroastthedwarvesnowandeatthemlater-thatwasBert’sidea,andafteralotofargumenttheyhadallagreedtoit."Nogoodroasting’emnow,it’dtakeallnight,"saidavoice.BertthoughtitwasWilliam’s.
"Don’tstarttheargumentallover-again.Bill,"hesaid,"oritwilltakeallnight."
"Who’sa-arguing?"saidWilliam,whothoughtitwas.Bertthathadspoken.
"Youare,"saidBert.
"You’realiar,"saidWilliam;andsotheargumentbegalloveragain.Intheendtheydecidedtomincethemfineandboilthem.Sotheygotablackpot,andtheytookouttheirknives.
"Nogoodboiling’em!Weain’tgotnowater,andit’salongwaytothewellandall,"saidavoice.BertandWilliamthoughtitwasTom’s."Shutup!"saidthey,"orwe’llneverhavedone.Andyercanfetchthewateryerself,ifyersayanymore."
"Shutupyerself!"saidTom,whothoughtitwasWilliam’svoice."Who’sarguingbutyou.I’dliketoknow."
"You’reabooby,"saidWilliam.
"Boobyyerself!"saidTom.
Andsotheargumentbeganalloveragain,andwentonhotterthanever,untilatlasttheydecidedtositonthesacksonebyoneandsquashthem,andboilthemnexttime.