Saruman a copy-cat?

[Lyta_Underhill]

If he WAS really interested he should've visited the Shire before learning that the Ring was there.....:-D

Ah, but he DID! He secretly imported pipeweed and took to smoking it, although he hid this fact from Gandalf. In fact, Saruman became interested in the Shire for the simple reason that Gandalf was interested in it. One of his great failings, really. He focused too much on keeping tabs on Gandalf instead of being wise and all! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Cheers,
Lyta