Martha and Mary Magdalene By Merisi Carravaggio

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shining belt. The Elves all burst into song. Suddenly under the trees a fire sprang up with a red light.‘Come!’ the Elves called to the hobbits. ‘Come! Now is the time for speech and merriment!’Pippin sat up and rubbed his eyes. He shivered. ‘There is a fire in the hall, and food for hungry guests,’ said an Elf standing before him.At the south end of the greensward there was an opening. There the green floor ran on into the wood, and formed a wide space like a hall, roofed by the boughs of trees. Their great trunks ran like pillars down each side. In the middle there was a wood-fire blazing, and upon the tree-pillars torches with lights of gold and silver were burning steadily. The Elves sat round the fire upon the grass or upon the sawn rings of old trunks. Some went to and fro bearing cups and pouring drink; others brought food on heaped plates and dishes.‘This is poor fare,’ they said to the hobbits; ‘for we are lodging in the greenwood far from our halls. If ever you are our guests at we will treat you better.’‘It seems to me good enough for a birthday-party,’ said Frodo.