the laughing, grinning, joyous group of dwarves, just finishing spit-dishes, in the warm dining room of bilbo baggins' house. this was a precious day to remember, as the plentiful buffet feeding an array of plump, hard laboring dwarves and a hungry, scujrriful, tiny hobbit; enjoying this small moment, three hard knocks on the door broke this vanilla scene. then, with gandalf's mischievous old voice, he announced with pride and somewhat uneasiness: "hes here."