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blower and the barometer also disappear. Lofar still plays the role of
Merry Brandybuck on the day following the Party, and Gandalf's con-
versation with Frodo on that day remains the same, with various later
additions and omissions made to the fifth version (p. 248, notes 24 - 6,
28 - 30) incorporated: thus Bingo's reference to Bilbo's use of the Ring to
escape from the Sackville-Bagginses is of course removed, in view of its
use in 'A Conspiracy is Unmasked' (p. 300), as is Gandalf's suggestion
that Bingo might be able to get in touch with him if necessary through
'the nearest dwarves'.

Genealogy of the Tooks.

On the reverse of one of the pages of this manuscript of 'A Long-
expected Party' is the most substantial genealogy of the Tooks that has
yet appeared.
The figures attached to the names are at first glance very puzzling:
they are obviously neither dates according to an independent calendar,
nor ages at death. The key is provided by 'Bilbo Baggins III', and by
the statement in the Foreword (p. 314) that the family-trees (of which
this is the only one that survives, or was made at this time) would show
'what their various ages were at the time when the story opens.' The basis
is the year of the Party, which is zero; and the figures are the ages of the
persons relative to the Party. As between any two figures, the relative
ages of the persons are given. Thus 311 against Ferumbras and 266
against Fortinbras means that Ferumbras was born 45 years before his
son; Isengrim the First was born 374 years before Meriadoc Brandybuck
eight generations later; Drogo Baggins was 23 years younger than Bilbo,
and if he had not been drowned in the Brandywine and had been able to
come to the Party would have been 88; and so on. The daggers of course
show persons who were dead at the time of the Party.
A few of the figures were changed on the manuscript, the earlier ones
being: Isengrim II 172, Isambard 160, Flambard 167, Rosa Baggins
151, Bungo Baggins 155, Yolanda 60, Folco Took 23, Meriadoc 25,
Odo 24.
It will be seen that while there is no external chronological structure,
the internal or relative structure is not so very different from that of the
family tree of Took of Great Smials in LR Appendix C. In LR Meriadoc
was born 362 years after Isengrim II (= Isengrim I in the old tree) and
eight generations later.
Bandobras the Bullroarer (see p. 311 and note 2) is here the son of
Isengrim, first of the Took line in the tree; and in the Prologue to LR
(p. 11) he is likewise the son of that Isengrim (the Second). This was
overlooked when the final Took tree was made, for Bandobras is there
moved down by a generation, becoming the son (not the brother) of
Isengrim's son Isumbras (III).(5)
The Old Took now acquires the name Gerontius, as in LR (earlier he
was 'Frodo the First', p. 251). Four sons are named here; in LR he had
nine. Rosa Baggins, wife of one of them (Flambard), has appeared in the
little genealogy found in Queries and Alterations (p. 222): there she is
the sister of Bungo Baggins, and she married 'Young Took'. The tree