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| The Three Hunters by Dreamflower | 11 Review(s) |
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| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 8/20/2006 |
| "...he was modest, and never seemed to take credit for all he did. But he never backed down once he set himself upon a course of action, and he never once considered abandoning the rest of us, though there were many occasions when he would have been far safer to do so. Not,” Gloín had added ruefully, “something that could have been said of the rest of us. We did not always treat him as honorably as he treated us.” I love that quote about Bilbo! "I am uncommonly proud to have a chance to see what kind of hobbits the two of you have grown into..." And I love that quote *by* Bilbo! How wonderful. Author Reply: Yes, I remember so well the last time I re-read The Hobbit, being particularly struck by the part where Bilbo had finally escaped Gollum and the goblins, and then had made his mind up that he had to go back after the Dwarves, when he overheard Gandalf and the Dwarves talking--and the Dwarves were perfectly fine with *not* going back after *Bilbo*! He doesn't let this knowledge that they were prepared to abandon him (unless Gandalf *forced* them to go back) to affect the way he acted at all. And though, after that, he occasionally got cross and grumbled when he had to rescue *them* yet again, he still goes right ahead and does so. I can think that Bilbo *would* have been so proud--they had really still been children when last he saw them, and to know they had left everything behind to take care of his Frodo must have touched him greatly! | |