Хоббит
Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire
YounearlychoppedoffmyheadwithGlamdring,andThorinWasstabbingherethereandeverywherewithOrcrist.Allofasuddenyougaveoneofyourblindingflashes,andwesawthegoblinsrunningbackyelping.Youshouted’followmeeverybody!’andeverybodyoughttohavefollowed.Wethoughteverybodyhad.Therewasnotimetocount,asyouknowquitewell,tillwehaddashedthroughthegate-guards,outofthelowerdoor,andhelter-skelterdownhere.Andhereweare-withouttheburglar,confusticatehim!"
"Andhere’stheburglar!"saidBilbosteppingdownintothemiddleofthem,andslippingoffthering.
Blessme,howtheyjumped!Thentheyshoutedwithsurpriseanddelight.Gandalfwasasastonishedasanyofthem,butprobablymorepleasedthanalltheothers.HecalledtoBalinandtoldhimwhathethoughtofalook-outmanwholetpeoplewalkrightintothemlikethatwithoutwarning.ItisafactthatBilbo’sreputationwentupaverygreatdealwiththedwarvesafterthis.Iftheyhadstilldoubtedthathewasreallyafirst-classburglar,inspiteofGandalf’swords,theydoubtednolonger.Balinwasthemostpuzzledofall;buteveryonesaiditwasaverycleverbitofwork.
IndeedBilbowassopleasedwiththeirpraisethathejustchuckledinsideandsaidnothingwhateveraboutthering;andwhentheyaskedhimhowhedidit,hesaid:"O,justcreptalong,youknow-verycarefullyandquietly."
"Well,itisthefirsttimethatevenamousehascreptalongcarefullyandquietlyundermyverynoseandnotbeenspotted,"saidBalin,"andItakeoffmyhoodtoyou."Whichhedid.
"Balinatyourservice,"saidhe.
"Yourservant,Mr.Baggins,"saidBilbo.
