Such friendly words, spoken by a friendly person, and he gets such a discouraging reaction!
Quote:
'Good morning, ma'am! Good day to you!
I hope I find you well?'
But she dropped umbrella and basket too,
and yelled a frightful yell.
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It's the Lonely Troll in "Perry-the-Winkle".
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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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