Thanks, HI - the "fine morning" got me on the right track. It's in the first chapter of
The Hobbit:
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"Very pretty!" said Gandalf. "But I have no time to blow smoke-rings this morning. I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it's very difficult to find anyone.
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I must confess, I always enjoy Bilbo's description of adventures:
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Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!
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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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