Бильбо

What... have I got... in my pocket?

That's not fair... That's not fair! It's against the rules! Ask us another one!

No, no. You said, 'ask me a question.' Well, That is my question. 'What Have I Got In My Pocket?'

It must give us three guesses, precious! It must give us three!

Three guesses, very well. Guess away!

Handses!

Wrong. Try again.

I've got fishses bones, goblinses bones, bat's wings, food... Knife! Oh, shut up!

Wrong again. Last guess.

String... or nothing!

Two guesses at once. Wrong both times.

Ooooooohhh...

Lost! Curse us and splash us! My precious is lost!

What have you lost?

Mustn't ask us! Not its business! Noooo... Gollum! Gollum! What has it got in its nasty little pocketses? He stole it. He stole it!

It is sad, Frodo, how old alliances can be broken.

I've never stolen a thing in my life.

And he never forgave and he never forgot.

Do you think he'll come?

Who?

Gandalf.

He wouldn't miss a chance to let off his Whizpoppers. He'll give us quite a show, you'll see.

I'm looking for someone to share in an adventure.

An adventure? No, I don't imagine anyone west of Bree would have much interest in adventures.

You've changed, and not entirely for the better, Bilbo Baggins.

I'm sorry, do I know you?

Well, you know my name, although you don't remember I belong to it. I'm Gandalf. And Gandalf means me.

It's not that I don't like visitors. I like visitors as much as the next Hobbit. But I do like to know them before they come visiting.

Shove this in the hallway. Otherwise we'll never get everyone in.

Everyone? How many more are there?

They took wagers on whether or not you'd turn up. Most of them bet that you wouldn't.

And what did you think?

Well, My dear fellow, I never doubted you for a second.

Everything all right? Gandalf, where are you going?

To seek the company of the only one around here who's got any sense.

And who's that?

Myself, Mr. Baggins.

What have we done?

I did not come to steal from you, O Smaug the Unassessably Wealthy. I merely wanted to gaze upon your magnificence, to see if you really were as great as the old tales say. I did not believe them.

And do you, now?

Truly, tales and songs fall utterly short of your enormity, O Smaug the Stupendous...

Do you think flattery will keep you alive?

No, no...

No, indeed!

You've changed, Bilbo Baggins. You're not the same Hobbit as the one who left the Shire...

I was going to tell you... I found something in the Goblin tunnels.

Found what? What did you find?

My courage.

Good... well, that's good. You'll need it.