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in Rivendell. But for to-night let us speak of merrier things."' In FR the
story of Balin was taken up into 'The Council of Elrond' and greatly
enlarged.
Gloin's account of the works of the Dwarves in Dale and under the
Lonely Mountain (FR pp. 241 - 2) is present in the old version.(3) At the
end, when Gloin said: 'You were very fond of Bilbo, weren't you?' Frodo
replied simply 'Yes', and then 'they went on to talk about the old
adventures of Bilbo with the dwarves, in Mirkwood, and among the
Wood-elves, and in the caverns of the Mountain.'
The entrance into the Hall of Fire, and the discovery and recognition
of Bilbo, are already very close to FR (for early references to Bilbo at
Rivendell see pp. 126, 225). The Hall of Fire is said in both texts to be
nearly as large as the 'Hall of Feasting' or 'Great Hall', in the second this
hall 'appeared to have no windows'; and in both there were many fires
burning: Bilbo sat beside the furthest, with his cup and bread on a low
table beside him (in FR there were no tables).
Bilbo says 'I shall have to get that fellow Peregrin to help me' (cf.
p. 369) and Elrond replies that he will have Ethelion (4) found (in Chapter
XI of the 'third phase' Glorfindel calls Trotter Du-finnion, p. 361).
'Messengers were sent to find Bilbo's friend. It was said that he had been
in the kitchens, for his help was as much esteemed by the cooks as by the
poets.' It had been said in the earlier part of the chapter (p. 365) that
Frodo could not see Trotter at the feast, and his absence survived into
FR (p. 243), but with a very different reason for it.
Whatever Bilbo may have had to say of himself is not reported in the
original story. The entire passage (FR pp. 243 - 4) in which Bilbo tells of
his journey to Dale, of his life in Rivendell, and his interest in the Ring -
and the distressing incident when he asks to see it - is absent.

They were so deep in the doings of the Shire that they did not
notice the arrival of another hobbit. For several minutes he stood
by them, looking at them with a smile. Suddenly they looked up.
'Ah, there you are, Peregrin!' said Bilbo. 'Trotter!' said Frodo.
'Both right! ' laughed Trotter.
'Well, that is tiresome of Gandalf! ' exclaimed Frodo. 'I knew
you reminded me of some one, and he laughed at me.(5) Of course,
you remind me of yourself, and of Folco, and of all the Tooks.
You came once to Buckland when I was very small, but I never

quite forgot it, because you talked to Old Rory about lands outside
the Shire, and about Bilbo who you were not allowed to see. I have
wondered what became of you. But I was puzzled by your shoes.
Why do you wear them? '
'I shall not tell you the reason now,' said Trotter quietly.
'No, Frodo, don't ask that yet,' said Bilbo, looking rather
unhappy. 'Come on, Perry! I want your help. This song of mine
has got to be finished this evening.'

At this point, while in the middle of writing the second text, my father
wrote across it: '?? Trotter had better not be a hobbit - but a Ranger,