Hi!

-------Original Message-------
From: Cinnabari 
Sent: 06/13/03 09:33 AM
To: bardroom2{at}tantech.com
Subject: Re: Re: [BR-2] *sigh*

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> True, but Bilbo didn't take the ring from Gollum.  He found it on the
tunnel
> floor.  Gollum never actually claimed it, either, he just couldn't find
it in
> his hidey hole and figured (correctly) that Bilbo had it and tried to
kill
> him.  Can't really blame Bilbo for not giving it back at that point.  I
doubt
> that I would have . . .
> 
> Russ, the waterweasel
> 

But Bilbo WAS hired specifically to be a thief.  From picking up something 
on
the floor and keeping it, even knowing it 'belonged' to someone else (who
himself stole it) to actual thievery from a dragon (who also stole his
hoard
from the dwarves)... it's almost like Biblo is a sanctioned thief, because 
the
beings from whom he steals are much 'worse'.  

darkelf, pickin' on da hobbit

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Agreed.  Actually, as an adult, I find that one of the more interesting
aspects of the story is Bilbo's ambivalent attitude to being the official
"thief".  Not quite the occupation for a well brought up Hobbit,
what?

Actually, to my way of thinking, the only thing Bilbo really stole was the
Heart Jewel (Arkenstone?  You know the one I mean).  Of course, he was
trying to end the war . . .

Oh, and food and such from the elves.  Of course, he was trying to stay out
of their dungeon . . .

Russ, the waterweasel

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