Ivreniel wrote:
I'm beginning to think that how we see Gandalf here is more of his day-to-day at-work character, whereas what we see in LotR is his life-or-death-this-is-the-final-task side.
That's a really good point! I never really thought of that before, but it makes a lot of sense.
Eliwen wrote:
“Poor Bilbo couldn’t bear it any longer. At may never return he began to feel a shriek coming up inside, and very soon it burst out like the whistle of an engine coming out of a tunnel.”
LOL!
I like that quote! I was like "Keep your mouth shut Bilbo" but off he went! I can just imagine a hobbit screaming like a whistle. 
LOL
