I agree. It is such a touching moment, such a selfless gesture on Pippin's part, it seemed needlessly callous of Gandalf to ruin it. It was out-of-character, and, on a more basic level, just mean. Pippin really meant it, and it was his way of reconciling himself with the fact that Boromir died to save him.
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