The Hobbit JR Tolkien - Mr Collins

and finding the entrance. He had neverbothered to wonder how the treasure wasto be removed, certainly never how anypart of it that might fall to his share was tobe brought back all the way to Bag-EndUnder-Hill.Now a nasty suspicion began to grow inhis mind—had the dwarves forgotten thisimportant point too, or were they laughingin their sleeves at him all the time? That isthe effect that dragon-talk has on theinexperienced. Bilbo of course ought tohave been on his guard; but Smaug hadrather an overwhelming personality.“I tell you,” he said, in an effort toremain loyal to his friends and to keep hisend up, “that gold was only an afterthoughtwith us. We came over hill and under hill,by wave and wind, for Revenge. Surely, O