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Lessons for a Young Hobbit  by Larner 3 Review(s)
shireboundReviewed Chapter: 7 on 12/7/2011
Bilbo is VERY wise here.

Author Reply: His wisdom has been tempered by exposure to the outer world and an acceptance of his own ability to be foolish, I think. And now he appreciates the thinking of Hamfast, who has his own ideas as to how society should be ordered.

Kaylee ArafinwielReviewed Chapter: 7 on 12/7/2011
(And G is for GamgeeFest! ...Coming up with all the hobbity authors I can to associate with these letters? Who, me? *innocent look* Well, it's for Gamgee, at any rate!)

Anyway, I loved the term "grammar-shirriff", but I felt sorry for poor Sam - Bilbo's right. The Gaffer (another G!) would probably feel Sam was getting above himself. As I used to hear my teachers tell my classmates frequently, "'Ain't' ain't a word!" (I never used it, so I had a good, private laugh to myself over the irony of the statement after class...)

Kaylee

AndreaReviewed Chapter: 7 on 12/7/2011
“That’s quite enough of you trying to be the grammar-shiriff,” the older Hobbit said.

Grammar-shirriff, that's funny :-)

From what I have read so far it is clear that Frodo gets the best education possible from Bilbo. And it is universal as well as unique!

I'm looking forward to reading more!

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