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           Theymakenobeautifulthings,buttheymakemanycleverones.Theycantunnelandmineaswellasanybutthemostskilleddwarves,whentheytakethetrouble,thoughtheyareusuallyuntidyanddirty.Hammers,axes,swords,daggers,pickaxes,tongs,andalsoinstrumentsoftorture,theymakeverywell,orgetotherpeopletomaketotheirdesign,prisonersandslavesthathavetoworktilltheydieforwantofairandlight.Itisnotunlikelythattheyinventedsomeofthemachinesthathavesincetroubledtheworld,especiallytheingeniousdevicesforkillinglargenumbersofpeopleatonce,forwheelsandenginesandexplosionsalwaysdelightedthem,andalsonotworkingwiththeirownhandsmorethantheycouldhelp;butinthosedaysandthosewildpartstheyhadnotadvanced(asitiscalled)sofar.Theydidnothatedwarvesespecially,nomorethantheyhatedeverybodyandeverything,andparticularlytheorderlyandprosperous;insomepartswickeddwarveshadevenmadeallianceswiththem.ButtheyhadaspecialgrudgeagainstThorin’speople,becauseofthewarwhichyouhaveheardmentioned,butwhichdoesnotcomeintothistale;andanywaygoblinsdon’tcarewhotheycatch,aslongasitisdonesmartandsecret,andtheprisonersarenotabletodefendthemselves.

           "Whoarethesemiserablepersons?"saidtheGreatGoblin."Dwarves,andthis!"saidoneofthedrivers,pullingatBilbo’schainsothathefellforwardontohisknees.

           "WefoundthemshelteringinourFrontPorch."

           "Whatdoyoumeanbyit?"saidtheGreatGoblinturningtoThorin."Uptonogood,I’llwarrant!Spyingontheprivatebusinessofmypeople,Iguess!Thieves,Ishouldn’tbesurprisedtolearn!MurderersandfriendsofElves,notunlikely!Come!Whathaveyougottosay?"

           "Thorinthedwarfatyourservice!"hereplied-itwasmerelyapolitenothing.