“Blimey, Bert, look what I’ve copped!” said William.
“What is it?” said the others coming up. “Lumme, if I knows! What are yer?”
“Bilbo Baggins, a bur — a hobbit,” said poor Bilbo, shaking all over, and wondering how to make owl-noises before they throttled him.
“A burrahobbit?” said they, a bit startled.”
