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Originally Posted by JennyHallu
If Gollum had not felt it necessary to leave his caves, Sauron would not have found him and forced "Baggins" from him. Without that knowledge, Frodo's journey would have been much easier, and faster.
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On this I beg to differ. As someone who crams a lot and lives on procrastination, something is much easier and faster done by me when the deadline is in sight. In the same way I daresay that if not for their knowledge that Sauron is hunting for the Ring, they could have easily dilly-dallied even with Gandalf telling them of the Quest's urgency.
I think that even if Bilbo made no mention of his pocket, Gollum would readily suspect him of stealing it. After all, who else was there when he lost the ring? Somehow I think he would deny that losing it was his fault, especially after being able to keep it secured "for ages and ages," as he said.