![]() I am sure he has a right to expect it, though I wish he could have arranged a more comfortable journey. "' Well! Here we are!.And I suppose we ought to thank our stars and Mr. After a few moments, the dwarf clams down and they begin to release the rest of their group. Bilbo cuts one barrel open and releases a very disgruntled Thorin. The boatmen tie up the raft for the night and leave. Some of the older people still sing songs of dragons and dwarves, but it has been many years since the townspeople have seen either. Now, however, the town is making a subsistence living and most people have forgotten the good days. Esgaroth is a bust wooden town that was once rich from the trade between Dale, a town up the lake near the mountain, and the wood-elves. A calm bay forms in front of the lake town that is partially built over the water. Bilbo is amazed by the length of the lake he cannot see its end. The river opens up into Long Lake, near the town of Esgaroth. Before long, the mountains recede from view as they travel south on the river. The river goes on and on and the mountain in the distance seems to frown down on him. In a way, Bilbo and his companions were fortunate to come out of the forest at all, but this does not comfort the hobbit. All the paths and the old road have become overgrown or forgotten. The river remains the only safe way out of Mirkwood. ![]() He listens to the raftsmen talk about the ways in which the river has changed and how the land has been altered. In the distance, Bilbo can see the Lonely Mountain. The day grows warmer and the land clears near the river. ![]()
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