B.To gain financially by combining two peoples's labor
The answer is B. the entire story is Bilbo fighting a stereotype he has placed on himself about what it means to be a Hobbit. He is always muttering about eggs and bacon and sleeping in his nice warm bed, because deep inside him there is a part of him that wants to be just like other Hobbits and do the sensible thing. <span /><span>
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"the occasional scratch of her pen exerted just enough pressure to keep away the frightening shadows, the sad spirits from long ago, locked into events that couldn't change."
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