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What do you and Samwise enjoy doing together?
Brodie the Hobbit
From: Penelope Edgewood
To: Izzy Edgewood
Date: February21
Subject: Re: Lord of the Rings clarification
Izzy,
Of COURSE I remember who Samwise is.
He’s your dog.
Penelope
From: Izzy Edgewood
To: Penelope Edgewood
Date: February21
Subject: Brodie the Hobbit
Penelope,
The Lord of the Ringsmovie series should arrive at your college address by tomorrow. Clearly, you’ve gone too long without seeing it. I am certain you can find almost any answer for life within the wonders of this story:
Should I stay home tonight and read a book?“All’s well that ends better.”
Why can’t you look Great-grandmother Eloise in the eyes?“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places.”
Should I climb to the summit of Sugarloaf Mountain?“I’ll get there, if I leave everything but my bones behind.”
If Beans & Things only has one chocolate croissant left and you’re third in line?“There’s some good in this world, Mr.Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.”
How can I best prepare for Christmas at Grandma Edgewood’s?“We come to it at last, the great battle of our time.”
Should I read one more chapter, even though it’s past midnight?“A day may come when the courage of men fails... but it is not this day.”
You see how well they work?
AND... Samwise is only the very best hobbit in Middle-earth... or any other earth, if you ask me.
In other news Brodie the Hobbit seems to be a legit sort of fellow. Maybe. Who can really tell? We’re online, so anyone could be anything. Just check your spam folder as a reminder of how many people with unpronounceable names have financially needy nieces that only you can save with your blind faith of offering money.
Anyway, Brodie named his new puppy Argos. Isn’t that wonderful? I’m dying to know what his favorite books are, but I feel that may be a little too personal a question to ask this soon in our conversation. Books are intimate things.
However, if he’s Josie in disguise, I’ll catch his blunder fairly quickly. Her favorite books have recipes or cowboys in them.
I wonder what his profession is?
My date with Steve the Audiologist is tonight. Josie has warned me not to talk about books or sea urchins. She’s afraid I’ll bore him with my talk of books (of course)and, apparently, Steve had a fairly traumatic experience with a family of sea urchins at the beach last year and now walks with a limp as a result.
Did you know our library has an entire section on sea urchins? Fascinating creatures, really.
