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'

Do

n't

be

alarmed

!

I

mean

just

this

:

I

will

tell

you

what

I

know

,

and

give

you

some

good

advice

--

but

I

shall

want

a

reward

.

'

'

And

what

will

that

be

,

pray

?

'

said

Frodo

.

He

suspected

now

that

he

had

fallen

in

with

a

rascal

,

and

he

thought

uncomfortably

that

he

had

brought

only

a

little

money

with

him

.

All

of

it

would

hardly

satisfy

a

rogue

,

and

he

could

not

spare

any

of

it

.

'

No

more

than

you

can

afford

,

'

answered

Strider

with

a

slow

smile

,

as

if

he

guessed

Frodo

's

thoughts

.

'

Just

this

:

you

must

take

me

along

with

you

,

until

I

wish

to

leave

you

.

'

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'

Oh

,

indeed

!

'

replied

Frodo

,

surprised

,

but

not

much

relieved

.

'

Even

if

I

wanted

another

companion

,

I

should

not

agree

to

any

such

thing

,

until

I

knew

a

good

deal

more

about

you

,

and

your

business

.

'

'

Excellent

!

'

exclaimed

Strider

,

crossing

his

legs

and

sitting

back

comfortably

.

'

You

seem

to

be

coming

to

your

senses

again

,

and

that

is

all

to

the

good

.

You

have

been

much

too

careless

so

far

.

Very

well

!

I

will

tell

you

what

I

know

,

and

leave

the

reward

to

you

.

You

may

be

glad

to

grant

it

,

when

you

have

heard

me

.

'

'

Go

on

then

!

'

said

Frodo

.

'

What

do

you

know

?

'

'

Too

much

;

too

many

dark

things

,

'

said

Strider

grimly

.

'

But

as

for

your

business

--

--

'

He

got

up

and

went

to

the

door

,

opened

it

quickly

and

looked

out

.

Then

he

shut

it

quietly

and

sat

down

again

.

'

I

have

quick

ears

,

'

he

went

on

,

lowering

his

voice

,

'

and

though

I

can

not

disappear

,

I

have

hunted

many

wild

and

wary

things

and

I

can

usually

avoid

being

seen

,

if

I

wish

.

Now

,

I

was

behind

the

hedge

this

evening

on

the

Road

west

of

Bree

,

when

four

hobbits

came

out

of

the

Downlands

.

I

need

not

repeat

all

that

they

said

to

old

Bombadil

or

to

one

another

;

but

one

thing

interested

me

.

Please

remember

,

said

one

of

them

,

that

the

name

Baggins

must

not

be

mentioned

.

I

am

Mr.

Underhill

,

if

any

name

must

be

given

.

That

interested

me

so

much

that

I

followed

them

here

.

I

slipped

over

the

gate

just

behind

them

.

Maybe

Mr.

Baggins

has

an

honest

reason

for

leaving

his

name

behind

;

but

if

so

,

I

should

advise

him

and

his

friends

to

be

more

careful

.

'

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'

I

do

n't

see

what

interest

my

name

has

for

anyone

in

Bree

,

'

said

Frodo

angrily

,

'

and

I

have

still

to

learn

why

it

interests

you

.

Mr.

Strider

may

have

an

honest

reason

for

spying

and

eavesdropping

;

but

if

so

,

I

should

advise

him

to

explain

it

.

'

'

Well

answered

!

'

said

Strider

laughing

.

'

But

the

explanation

is

simple

:

I

was

looking

for

a

Hobbit

called

Frodo

Baggins

.

I

wanted

to

find

him

quickly

.

I

had

learned

that

he

was

carrying

out

of

the

Shire

,

well

,

a

secret

that

concerned

me

and

my

friends

.

'

Now

,

do

n't

mistake

me

!

'

he

cried

,

as

Frodo

rose

from

his

seat

,

and

Sam

jumped

up

with

a

scowl

.

'

I

shall

take

more

care

of

the

secret

than

you

do

.

And

care

is

needed

!

'

He

leaned

forward

and

looked

at

them

.

'

Watch

every

shadow

!

'

he

said

in

a

low

voice

.

'

Black

horsemen

have

passed

through

Bree

.

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