I've found it! That telltale word included neither a P nor an A, so by elimination, I found that it had to be "scent"! And that is a rare word in the minor works.
Quote:
|
'The work is a marvel!' he said. 'And, Dad, there is a scent in the bells: a scent that reminds me of, reminds me, well of something I've forgotten.'
|
That's Ned, speaking to his father
Smith of Wootton Major.
__________________
'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth..
.'