The Hobbit JR Tolkien - Mr Collins

were nearly drowned, and all the baggagethat he carried was washed away off him.Of course it was mostly food, and therewas mighty little left for supper, and lessfor breakfast.There they all sat glum and wet andmuttering, while Oin and Gloin went ontrying to light the fire, and quarrellingabout it. Bilbo was sadly reflecting thatadventures are not all pony-rides in Maysunshine,when Balin, who was alwaystheir look-out man, said: “There’s a lightover there!” There was a hill some wayoff with trees on it, pretty thick in parts.Out of the dark mass of the trees theycould now see a light shining, a reddishcomfortable-looking light, as it might be afire or torches twinkling.When they had looked at it for some