The Hobbit JR Tolkien - Mr Collins

tales of that black sorcerer. I don’t adviseyou to go anywhere near the placesoverlooked by his dark tower! Stick to theforest-track, keep your spirits up, hope forthe best, and with a tremendous slice ofluck you may come out one day and seethe LongMarshes lying below you, and beyondthem, high in the East, the LonelyMountain where dear old Smaug lives,though I hope he is not expecting you.”“Very comforting you are to be sure,”growled Thorin. “Good-bye! If you won’tcome with us, you had better get offwithout any more talk!”“Good-bye then, and really good-bye!”said Gandalf, and he turned his horse androde down into the West. But he could notresist the temptation to have the last word.