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| O The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Lindelea | 3 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 10/6/2007 |
| Silly children--even as supposedly grown Hobbits they're STILL silly children! Heh! Although one doesn't blame those who've concluded they've been swept away. Author Reply: Well, they are Tooks, after all, and tend to think the worst when water is involved... | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 10/6/2007 |
| What a lovely treat to wake up to! *sigh* Stubborn little Merry, and poor little Ferdi! And definitely poor searchers-- But the part I liked best was all the asides at the campfire, as Merry is interrupted in his telling, making his listeners all the more eager to hear how it ends... Peace, Ferdi, or we shall never hear the end! (Only half out of his wits? Only half! And as if to say he recovered them!) Aye, peace, the both of you, and someone be so kind as to tell on! The moon is high, the fire is low, and we’ll be up all night at this rate... Then throw another log on the fire! Yes, my Lord King, at once. There. That’s better. Pour Master Ferdibrand another cup of that good and heartening drink, there, and Master Merry another cup of his own. Surely storytelling is thirsty work, or so Bilbo often told me. Yes, my Lord King... Here you are, Master Ferdi... Thank you, Captain. Very kind, I’m sure. And thank you, my Lord. I can see why they made you King; very sensible and commanding as you are. Yes, well, this sensible King very sensibly wishes to seek his pillow before the dawn comes stealing, and so he commands that you continue the story before the night grows any older. Yes, my Lord King... Enough of that! Get on with the story! Reminds me of in The Hobbit, and Gandalf's telling Beorn of their travels... Author Reply: O yes, that's a lovely scene, telling the story to Beorn with such skill that he was asking for more and hardly paying heed to the new arrivals. Glad you pointed out what you liked, as I was thinking perhaps the interjections were too much distracting from the story. Thanks! (And many happy returns...) | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 10/6/2007 |
| Yes, come on now Lindelea! You don't want to keep us waiting - neither the King nor us! *g* Author Reply: My goodness, such a prompt response! Well, certainly I wouldn't want to keep any of you waiting! | |