It's not too hard to guess that this quote is about gold, buried under/in a mountain, so that suggests 'The Hobbit' as its source. Since my time is short, unfortunately, could you please tell me if that's the right book in which to search for it?
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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