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Bill Ferny · 09-30-2002, 06:22 PM

Maybe Sam standing like he was in school was a literary device that Tolkien used to paint a picture for the modern reader, and not an effort to present some new fact about hobbit sociology?

[ September 30, 2002: Message edited by: Bill Ferny ]

09-30-2002, 06:22 PM	#9
Bill Ferny Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bree Posts: 390	Maybe Sam standing like he was in school was a literary device that Tolkien used to paint a picture for the modern reader, and not an effort to present some new fact about hobbit sociology? [ September 30, 2002: Message edited by: Bill Ferny ] __________________ I prefer Gillaume d’Férny, connoisseur of fine fruit.