Sam fic: "Bad Step" Part 28, rated PG

[mariole]

What are friends for?

Comments

[shirebound]

Sam felt like he'd been clunked on the head with the log. He lay there, mouth flapping open.

LOVE this chapter. The way you write a conversation among hobbits is masterful.

[mariole]

Thank you so much! I adore dialogue. Most of my books and stories rely heavily on dialogue. I think I missed my calling in radio!

Thanks for your lovely comments. *hugs*

[rabidsamfan]

Ah, and now I am going to be inordinately fond of the Cottons too! Wonderful chapter, and good for Sam to hear the opinions of others about that hole!

[mariole]

Rosie Cotton is right! Sam is as stubborn as a mule; he sometimes needs a whole gang to get through to him. I love Sam's friends loving him as much as we love him, or as Mr. Frodo loves him. He's so deserving of it. *shares the Cotton love*

[periantari]

::cherishes new chapter::
highlight of my day i must say. :D
I love the fact that Tom reassured Sam that it wasn't his fault that he fell in the hole and also about reassuring him that the whole town is not laughing at Sam. That is so important for Sam to see. It was funny when Rosie said that Gamgees were stubborn as mules! lol!
Tom threw back his head and laughed. "No, Sam. That's why you would make the hollow safe. But Hobbiton had a team of eight working there most of the afternoon. Kindly as most of them feel towards your master, I think it's safe to say that not a-one of them was doing that work for Mr. Frodo."
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Jolly fought a smile. "Sam, Rosie spoke too soon. I can't say that I see your head is working at all, never mind 'always'."
Love. Just Love. And so true-- Sam's accident really alerted to the folks at Hobbiton to take that patch of area seriously and to repair it properly.

Love the Rosie telling her brothers to leave bit at the end and the exchange between her and Sam.
"That's a comfort to me, Sam. It means you're

[mariole]

highlight of my day

Wow. Thanks so much for that. I felt it where I live. *holds heart*

Sam did need his guilt and doubts eased. That was one of the major issues I felt I had to resolve. Sam is modest and entirely too involved with Frodo's welfare, to the point where he neglects his own. That's why I like good friends like Tom Cotton and his family. I figure the best friends will tell you the truth, even (or especially if) it's something that you missed.

Thanks again for your lovely comments. You really make my day.

[kgreen20]

Now all that's needed is for Tom and Jolly to share their observations with the Gaffer! He certainly did nothing to make Sam feel less guilty than he already does, once he learned that Sam had used the tamping bar. Since it's too late to add that conversation to this story, this sounds like a gapfiller begging to be written! =)

[mariole]

Funny you should mention that. I know someone who writes gapfillers for this story. ;)

I don't think the Gaffer would really come out and say anything mitigating to Sam. I see him as a very gruff character; but Sam knows him well, and sees the love underneath.

[aprilkat]

No, Sam. That's why you would make the hollow safe.

This made me laugh out loud. Sam is clever (although WAY too self-deprecatory), but he IS very one-track-minded. :)

Your way with light conversation is so charming, I could read it all day.

[mariole]

Thank you! This is the kind of writing I love best. I just bring the characters into the room, and write down what they say.

Hee! So glad you liked the comment about Sam making the hollow safe. Tom has got his number, eh? Cheers.

[belleferret]

Or mayhap even the worst things became more bearable, when shared with a friend.
Oh that is so true, and Sam is lucky to have so many friends after all he has been through.

[mariole]

One of the things I love about the Lord of the Rings is a celebration of friendship throughout the novel. To me, that is one of the most powerful things about the work.

Long-lived friendship! Cheers.