Ah, those last letters finally gave me the clue I needed to find the quote. It's from
Leaf by Niggle; Parish is speaking to Niggle:
Quote:
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I was wondering if you had any wood and canvas you could spare, just to patch me up and see me through for a day or two.
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'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..
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