Just coming to the interesting part - the dragon in chapter 12. There is some good commentary on humanity...
"Dwarves are not heroes, but caculating folk with a great idea of the value of money; some are tricky and treacherous and pretty bad lots; some are not, but are decent enough people... if you don't expect too much."
"Going on from there [alone in the tunnel] was the bravest thing [Bilbo] ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterward were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait."
"[Bilbo's] heart was filled and pierced with enchantment and with the desire of dwares [as] he gazed motionless... at the gold beyond price and count."
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