And long there he lay, an image of the splendour of the Kings of Men in glory undimmed before the breaking of the world.

If you want to know what cram is, I can only say that I don’t know the recipe; but it is biscuitish, keeps good indefinitely, is supposed to be sustaining, and is certainly not entertaining, being in fact very uninteresting except as a chewing exercise.

Let us remember that a traitor may betray himself and do good that he does not intend. It can be so, sometimes.

If by my life or death I can protect you, I will.

Then shouldering their burdens, they set off, seeking a path that would bring them over the grey hills of the Emyn Muil, and down into the Land of Shadow.

For it is easier to shout 'Stop', than to do it

A nice pickle they were all in now: all neatly tied up in sacks, with three angry trolls (and two with burns and bashes to remember) sitting by them, arguing whether they should roast them slowly, or mince them fine and boil them, or just sit on them one by one and squash them into jelly.