- All's Well That Ends Well
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Bilbo tells Gandalf that despite his “well-preserved” appearance for his elderly age, the hobbit feels worn out. He has decided that he will leave his home of Bag End in Hobbiton to go on a permanent holiday, hoping that this will help him feel less “stretched.”
Gandalf appears thoughtful in response to Bilbo’s declaration, but readers later learn that he is quite alarmed by the way that Bilbo describes his existence. It matches with the experiences that an individual would contend with if they were bearing the corrupting power of the One Ring (a powerful weapon created by the Dark…