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Harold had finished keeping the chairs and tables in the common room after it was polished with some help from the lads in the Inn. He looked to admire his work and indeed it was a very well done.And tiring work it also had been so he went into the newly repaired Inn, it looked amazing .

Looking to have some fresh air he took a beer mug from Buttercup and went outside near the stables and below the oak tree he saw a grim looking man (one of the big people) smoking his pipe at ease.Harold intended to know who this grim looking man was .So he went near the tree and bowed low to the man and asked "What may you be doing master and may I join you ?",looking intently at the his pipe.

The man got up and bowed low too,"I would be pleased to have your company,my name is Alwin and pray what may be yours?".Harold laughed this little hobbit was most gracious"My name is Harold Brandybuck from the Southfarthing."

So Harold sat down with Alwin and took out his pipe and smoked too,he offered Alwin some of his pipeweed a kind of weed similar to the new Gondorian Pride it was.Alwin liked the weed and wanted to know from where did Harold get it.And Harold explained that his wife grew the weed in his little garden.And then the went into the Inn to have some ale and food.