''Three cheers for Captain Frodo, Lord of the Ring''

[Kitanna]

Originally Posted by Mansun

Elrond was the master here. Would he have objected like this?

Probably.

Gandalf is like a parent scolding a child who has screamed in church. He does it in a way that suggests to the naughty child (in this case Pippin) he should refrain from doing so in the future. Gandalf was wise and he cared deeply about the hobbits. It was safer to scold Pippin for mentioning the Ring and the Lord of the Ring in Rivendell than running the chance of it coming out in the open when spies are abroad.

I think Gandalf acted appropriately given what we know of his character. This would be quite a different story if Gandalf had issued a spanking to Pippin for his words.