How does this dialogue help create the setting of Bag-End? Consider the dialogue as Gandalf instructs Bilbo when at Bag-End at t
he story's beginning: "Put on a few eggs, there's a good fellow!" Gandalf called after him, as the hobbit stumped off to the pantries. It shows that Bag-End was cold and lonely. It shows that Bilbo's home was too small to fit all the dwarves. It shows that Bag-End was not well-stocked with food. It shows that Bag-End was large, with many pantries, and that it was comfortable for guests.
