![]() Had Bilbo known? He felt no doubt that Bilbo knew quite well. He felt staggered to think that he had been walking about with the price of the Shire under his jacket. 'I never told him, but its worth was greater than the value of the whole Shire and everything in it.'įrodo said nothing, but he put his hand under his tunic and touched the rings of his mail-shirt. 'A corslet of Moria-silver? That was a kingly gift!' 'What?' cried Gimli, startled out of his silence. I wonder what has become of it? Gathering dust still in Michel Delving Mathom-house, I suppose.' The Fellowship of the Ring, LoTR Book 2, Ch 3, The Ring Goes South 'Bilbo had a corslet of mithril-rings that Thorin gave him. I should like to write the second book, if I am spared.' I'll do my best to finish my book before you return. and bring back all the news you can, and any old songs and tales you can come by. All I ask in return is: take as much care of yourself as you can. 'You are too hard now to slap! But there you are: Hobbits must stick together, and especially Bagginses. 'Don't try!' said the old hobbit, turning round and slapping him on the back. 'I cannot thank you as I should, Bilbo, for this, and for all your past kindnesses,' said Frodo. Good luck to you!' He turned away and looked out of the window, trying to hum a tune. 'But there is more about you now than appears on the surface. Lord of the Rings Frodo in Orc Armor Mini Bust. 'Just a plain hobbit you look,' said Bilbo. A small and quiet Hobbit with a true and noble spirit, Frodo Baggins becomes the bearer of the One Ring. Bilbo put it on him, and fastened Sting upon the glittering belt and then Frodo put over the top his old weather-stained breeches, tunic, and jacket. I have a fancy it would turn even the knives of the Black Riders,' he ended in a low voice. Don't tell anybody else! But I should feel happier if I knew you were wearing it. Come on! You must share this secret with me. You can wear it under your outer clothes. 'I should look - well, I don't think I should look right in it,' said Frodo. You hardly feel any weight when you put it on.' But I did not expect to use this, and I don't need it now, except to look at sometimes. I got it back from Michel Delving before I started, and packed it with my luggage: I brought all the mementoes of my Journey away with me, except the Ring. 'It's a pretty thing, isn't it?' said Bilbo, moving it in the light. It shone like moonlit silver, and was studded with white gems. It was close-woven of many rings, as supple almost as linen, cold as ice, and harder than steel. He unwound several folds of old cloth, and held up a small shirt of mail. 'Also there is this!' said Bilbo, bringing out a parcel which seemed to be rather heavy for its size. ![]() ![]() 'This is Sting,' he said, and thrust it with little effort deep into a wooden beam. Then he drew it, and its polished and well-tended blade glittered suddenly, cold and bright. He took from the box a small sword in an old shabby leathern scabbard. So I thought, perhaps, you would care to have this, don't you know?' I took it to keep it safe but I've forgotten to ask if the smiths could mend it. On the morning of the last day Frodo was alone with Bilbo, and the old hobbit pulled out from under his bed a wooden box. ![]()
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