Belin overheard Hamfast's comment to Celebmornie and nodded. "Yes, Dwarin's conditions seemed quite fair to me," she said, "but you've met only one of them. I'm sure Violet appreciates the washing of dishes, but we appreciate the telling of stories as well, and I'm sure you have some lovely ones. Elves almost always do, in my experience."
Celebmornie looked thoughtfully at the earnest-faced Shirriff. She'd certainly heard some good stories here tonight, and maybe it was only fair for her to reciprocate. She remembered the song she was working on and cleared her throat...
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"I hate dignity," cried Scraps, kicking a pebble high in the air and then trying to catch it as it fell. "Half the fools and all the wise folks are dignified, and I'm neither the one nor the other." --L. Frank Baum
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