[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Would Bilbo have behaved differently had he known?

Who can tell? Gandalf and the other Dwarves treated them no differently, so possibly not. The fact is that, being a little hard of hearing, Bilbo simply misheard their names when Felicity, Kayleigh, Dora and Nora introduced themselves to him. The rest, as they say, is fantasy ...