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           "Thankyou!"saidThorinabitgruffly;butGandalfwasalreadyoffhishorseandamongtheelves,talkingmerrilywiththem."Youarealittleoutofyourway,"saidtheelf:"thatis,ifyouaremakingfortheonlypathacrossthewaterandtothehousebeyond.Wewillsetyouright,butyouhadbestgetonfoot,untilyouareoverthebridge.Areyougoingtostayabitandsingwithus,orwillyougostraighton?Supperispreparingoverthere,"hesaid."IcansmelltheWood-firesforthecooking."

           Tiredashewas,Bilbowouldhavelikedtostayawhile.Elvishsingingisnotathingtomiss,inJuneunderthestars,notifyoucareforsuchthings.

           Alsohewouldhavelikedtohaveafewprivatewordswiththesepeoplethatseemedtoknowhisnameandallabouthim,althoughhehadneverbeenthembefore.Hethoughttheiropinionofhisadventuremightbeinteresting.Elvesknowalotandarewondrousfolkfornews,andknowwhatisgoingonamongthepeoplesoftheland,asquickaswaterflows,orquicker.Butthedwarveswereallforsupperassoon’aspossiblejustthen,andwouldnotstay.Ontheyallwent,leadingtheirponies,tilltheywerebroughttoagoodpathandsoatlasttotheverybrinkoftheriver.Itwasflowingfastandnoisily,asmountain-streamsdoofasummerevening,whensunhasbeenalldayonthesnowfarupabove.Therewasonlyanarrowbridgeofstonewithoutaparapet,asnarrowasaponycouldwellwalkon;andoverthattheyhadtogo,slowandcareful,onebyone,eachleadinghisponybythebridle.Theelveshadbroughtbrightlanternstotheshore,andtheysangamerrysongasthepartywentacross.

           "Don’tdipyourbeardinthefoam,father!"theycriedtoThorin,whowasbentalmostontohishandsandknees."Itislongenoughwithoutwateringit."

           "MindBilbodoesn’teatallthecakes!"theycalled."Heistoofattogetthroughkey-holesyet!"