Did you place any significance on Sam’s absence from Frodo during this first illness?Ģ. “Frodo and Sam, however, went back to ordinary attire… Frodo dropped quietly out of all the doings of the Shire, and Sam was pained to notice how little honour he had in his own country…”ġ. ‘Lordly’ folk called them, meaning nothing but good…” “Merry and Pippin lived together for some time at Crickhollow… the two young Travellers cut a great dash in the Shire with their songs and their tales and their finery, and their wonderful parties. Once again Frodo is ill, this time on the anniversary of his wounding on Weathertop. ![]() The section goes on to describe how respected Merry, Pippin and Sam have become in the Shire communities and Sam’s anxiety that Frodo was being forgotten. We then have Sam and Rosie’s wedding and are told that Frodo resigns as Deputy Mayor and Will Whitfoot is re-elected for another seven years as Mayor. There’s room enough in Bag End for as big a family as you could wish for.’” “‘I see,’ said Frodo: ‘you want to get married, and yet you want to live with me in Bag End too? But my dear Sam, how easy! Get married as soon as you can, and then move in with Rosie. ![]() “…Merry and Pippin came over from Crickhollow bringing back all the old furniture and gear, so that the old hole soon looked very much as it always had done.” It then continues to tell us of the refurbishment of Bag End and Frodo’s invitation to Sam to move in and to marry Rosie and bring her with him. So he was not at home in early March and did not know that Frodo had been ill.” “In addition to all his other labours he was busy directing the cleaning up and restoring of Bag End but he was often away in the Shire on his forestry work. ![]() The Chapter continues with a description of Sams labour’s and Frodo’s illness The Grey Havens III - "Sam stayed first at the Cottons’ with Frodo…"
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