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This part reminds me of Aragorn later complaining about Gollum being stinky and biting him -- a bit of wry humor. ;) Yes, Strider is losing his patience a bit, but you have to wonder what he put up with from Butterbur, so it's understandable. (Aragorn was also a bit disparaging about Butterbur...

Last week's class got me thinking about the parallels between Frodo and Sam's meeting Strider at Bree, and meeting Faramir in Ithilien (which we'll get to, in, what -- 5-6 years?) There are some interesting similarities, and crucial differences: - The meetings start out with a slip in vigilance...