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'And the King will come here one day again; and then you'll have some fair folk riding through.'
'Well, that sounds more hopeful, I'll allow,' said Butterbur, 'And it will be good for business, no doubt. So long as he lets Bree alone.'
'He will,' said Gandalf, 'He knows it and loves it.'
'Does he now?' said Butterbur looking puzzled. 'Though I'm sure I don't know why he should, sitting in his big chair up in his great castle, hundreds of miles away. And drinking wine out of a golden cup, I shouldn't wonder. What's 'The Pony' to him, or mugs o'beer?'
'Ah!' said Sam, 'But he says your beer is always good.'
'He says?'
'Of course he does. He's Strider. The chief of the Rangers. Haven't you got that into your head yet?'
It went in at last, and Butterbur's face was a study in wonder. The eyes in his broad face grew round, and his mouth opened wide, and he gaped. 'Strider!' he exclaimed when he got his breath back. 'Him with a crown and all and a golden cup! Well, what are we coming to?'
'Better times, for Bree at any rate,' said Gandalf.
'Well, that sounds more hopeful, I'll allow,' said Butterbur, 'And it will be good for business, no doubt. So long as he lets Bree alone.'
'He will,' said Gandalf, 'He knows it and loves it.'
'Does he now?' said Butterbur looking puzzled. 'Though I'm sure I don't know why he should, sitting in his big chair up in his great castle, hundreds of miles away. And drinking wine out of a golden cup, I shouldn't wonder. What's 'The Pony' to him, or mugs o'beer?'
'Ah!' said Sam, 'But he says your beer is always good.'
'He says?'
'Of course he does. He's Strider. The chief of the Rangers. Haven't you got that into your head yet?'
It went in at last, and Butterbur's face was a study in wonder. The eyes in his broad face grew round, and his mouth opened wide, and he gaped. 'Strider!' he exclaimed when he got his breath back. 'Him with a crown and all and a golden cup! Well, what are we coming to?'
'Better times, for Bree at any rate,' said Gandalf.
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