Wow! Davem was kind enough to pm me the different version of the climax of the riddle game. (Thank you so much Davem! ) It IS quite different. I think it gave me a bit of indigestion!
I would have to read that over many, many times (to digest it properly) before deciding which version I prefer.
I was watching the BBC show "Cash in the Attic" a few weeks ago, walked away, and when I came back...they had just finished auctioning off a copy of "The Hobbit" for a healthy sum. I don't know how much, or which edition, but they were playing the "happy music"
and everyone was quite pleased. I was really angry to have missed it all.
Did anyone else happen to see that episode?