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Pippin tries to warn Merry about the Giant grey were-chicken behind them but Merry has already seen it & given up all hope, seeking solace in drink as his father had before him. Merry's family history is the unspoken tragedy of the Shire hobbits. He had hoped to escape the family curse by dedicating himself to Frodo's quest, but fate had caught up with him at last.
Merry:'No, Pip, there is no solace for me but in the bottle. I am lost! Save yourself!'
Pippin:'No, Merry, I shall stand by you!
Merry:'Dear Pip! (hic!) You inspire Me! Let us turn & face our foe & make a stand as may be worthy of a song! (Hurls his giant beaker at the beast as the slow kindled courage of his race becomes a fire in his breast).
Pippin: 'I love you'....
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