The Hobbit JR Tolkien - Mr Collins

put out—but they did not put out the firenearest to the trees where the dwarveswere. That fire they fed with leaves anddead branches and bracken. Soon they hada ring of smoke and flame all round thedwarves, a ring which they kept fromspreading outwards; but it closed slowlyin, till the running fire was licking the fuelpiled under the trees. Smoke was inBilbo’s eyes, he could feel the heat of theflames; and through the reek he could seethe goblins dancing round and round in acircle like people round a midsummerbonfire. Outside the ring of dancingwarriors with spears and axes stood thewolves at a respectful distance, watchingand waiting.He could hear the goblins beginning ahorrible song: