“Mardil knows more about plants than anyone in Gondor,” Bergil said loyally as he led the way across the lawns to the main gate of the gardens. “But he gets so interested he forgets to eat.”
“I can’t say Mr. Bilbo ever did that,” Sam said. “Many’s the time when I was a lad he’d tell me to put by my slate and set out the plates for second breakfast. ‘No use trying to think when your belly’s empty,’ he’d say.”
*chuckle* And there you have it in a nutshell, folks, the essential difference between Hobbits and Men!
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“I can’t say Mr. Bilbo ever did that,” Sam said. “Many’s the time when I was a lad he’d tell me to put by my slate and set out the plates for second breakfast. ‘No use trying to think when your belly’s empty,’ he’d say.”
*chuckle* And there you have it in a nutshell, folks, the essential difference between Hobbits and Men!