Marguerite: Hmm.Not a very romantic reason.Armand: No, I kept it as a warningagainstromance.Marguerite: How sensible! Has it made you very cynical?Armand: Yes, very.Marguerite: Is that why you""ve never taken the trouble to call on me?Armand: Perhaps.Marguerite: I""m sorry.One needs friends.Marguerite is touched by his sincerity and astonished o learn from her housekeeper Nanine (Jessie Ralph) that while she was ill, he faithfully came every day to ask how she was and to leave flowers, without being introduced.Tonight the little lady tells me that she is so confident of her ability that she is willing to double her standing offer of two hundred and fifty dollars to any person who can outshoot her.You will forgive me if I finish it." Later hat night without any else""s knowledge, Bilbo rappelled out of the gate of Lonely Mountain and entered Dale, where he found Gandalf, Bard and Thranduil discussing the upcoming conflict...Don""t underestimate the evil of gold.Gold over which a serpent has long brooded.Dragon-sickness seeps into the hearts of all who come near this Mountain.The next morning, both the Elven and Lake-town armies stood before the blocked entry gates of the Lonely Mountain at Erebor.