Rc – Tolkien – LotR – – Merry – I have been hindered by many other questions
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‘It is past noon,’ said Gandalf,
‘and we at any rate have not eaten
since early morning.
Yet I wish to see Treebeard
as soon as may be.
Did he leave me no message,
or has plate and bottle driven it
from your mind?’ […]
Rc – Tolkien – LotR – Théoden receives the service of Merry – Oath
Soon they… went to the midday meal in the hall of the Burg.
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The king was already there, and as soon as they entered he called for Merry and had a seat set for him at his side. ‘It is not as I would have it,’ said Théoden; ‘for this […]
Rc – Tolkien – LotR – We must keep our guests company
The three were soon busy with their meal;
and the two hobbits, unabashed, set to a second time.
«We must keep our guests company,» they said. […]
Rc – Tolkien – LotR – Merry / Aragorn – Understatement – We fear to say too much
Merry seized his hand and kissed it. ‘I am frightfully sorry,’ he said. ‘Go at once! Ever since that night at Bree we have been a nuisance to you. But it is the way of my people to use light words at such times and say less than they mean. We fear to […]
Rc – Tolkien – Merry – Théoden was so polite
‘Well,’
answered Merry slowly.
‘He is dead.
It has brought it all
back to me. […]
Bp& – Fellowship of the Ring – The Nine Walkers
The Company of the Ring shall be Nine;
and the Nine Walkers shall be set
against the Nine Riders that are evil.
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Pippin
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